Friday Street, The Stephan Langton 1921
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Another of the small iron-working hamlets in the valley of the Tilling Bourne, Friday Street probably derives its name from the Scandinavian goddess Frigga; it still enjoys its peaceful setting above a tranquil hammer pond surrounded by steep pine-covered slopes. The Stephan Langton Inn is named after the Archbishop of Canterbury who was one of the three signatories of the Magna Carta in June 1215, and who was, according to legend, born here. The pub's aspidistra and another indoor plant have been transported outside for some fresh air alongside the footpath leading to the top of Leith Hill.

Memories of Friday Street, the Stephan Langton 1921

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It was my first post as a carer in Dorking on a working holiday in 1992, my lady and I went for a drive and I came upon this incredible little village of Friday street. I thought it to be the most beautiful and picturesque place. It was November so it had an atmosphere about it. I was amazed to find myself driving along a lake toward what I now know to be the Stephen Langton Hotel at the end of the road. We stopped for ...see more