The manor remained in the possession of the Crown, and was granted by Philip II of Spain and Mary I of England to David Vincent. In 1579 Queen Elizabeth granted to Thomas Vincent "the manor, site, and demesne lands of Morehall, and the wood called Sylkesmore coppice". In the 18th century and until 1802 at least, the estate, then known as 'the manor of Southwood and Silksmore,' appears to have been held by the Frederick family. Whiteley Village This private retirement village, which allocates some of its accommodation to disabled poor residents, is set in a lightly undulating, elevated, wooded part of Hersham and was created from a bequest of £1m left by a London department store pioneer William Whiteley. Geography Hersham is in the borough of Elmbridge, in northwest Surrey and has no particular sub-localities except for Burwood Park, which alongside certain other addresses in the village is, when published for any purposes, due to its proximity to Walton-on-Thames railway station, done so under the name of Hersham's post town only, Walton on Thames. A planned community also exists in the south almost entirely for the retired, Whiteley Village. In the nucleus of the village is Hersham Green, of open space on which regular events take place throughout the year. Just across from the green is a shopping centre, consisting of multiple shops and restaurants. Within a few minutes walk of the village centre in the east are green fields and meadows alongside the River Mole and footpaths both through and by fields used for mixed farming. The parish boundaries run from the South West Main Line railway in the North to the East and through St George's Hill in the West. Places within Hersham therefore technically include part of Saint George's Hill, all of Burwood Park and Whiteley Village. Notable people past and present Julie Andrews (born in Walton on Thames) speaks about her early days in Hersham in her book, Home. Granville Bradshaw (1887-1969), accomplished engineer and inventor, worked for ABC Motors and its earlier incarnations in the early 20th century. Ross Davidson (b 1973), former professional footballer (defender) for Sheffield United, Chester City and Shrewsbury Town. George Greenwood (dec. c1986), local author and historian and former borough and county councillor. Odette Sansom GC, MBE (1912–1995), a.k.a. Odette Churchill and Odette Hallowes, was a French-born secret agent for Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) in France. The first