of gunpowder, charcoal was extensively burnt in the parish for gunpowder works in Dunsfold, Cranleigh, and Sussex. The parish comprised of which only in 1848 were common or waste, and A Baptist chapel was erected in 1883, and an elementary school in 1876. Significant other homes mentioned in 1911 were Sydney Manor and Sachel Court; Sachel Court was owned by Thomas Smith Wharrie, an engineer in Scotland and director of British Mutual Banking Company Ltd. Landmarks The compact village has a red telephone kiosk, stocks and whipping post with very old paving and the following listed buildings: St Nicholas's Church (Grade I) Alfold House (Grade II*) Alfold Stores/The Magnolias (Grade II*) Carrier/Cherry Tree cottages Rosemary Croft Church Cottage and Great Nicholas Church Room and Crown Cottage. Localities Alfold Crossways Also sometimes mistakenly recorded as Alford Crossways this hamlet or locality has more buildings in northern part of the village, around the crossroads of the A281 (Guildford-Horsham road) and the traditional Arundel Road to the village centre. Here there are the following: Wildwood Country Park A Garden Centre A recreation ground Medieval moated site and associated pillow mound, Wildwood Copse, Scheduled Ancient Monument Orchard Cottage Waggoners Cottage Great Wildwood Farmhouse with Haybarn Caters Croft/Welby Cottage Little Pound/The Pound Alfold Bars This smaller also generally less old, southern part of the village has only one listed building, the Sir Roger Tichbourne Inn, see Tichborne baronets and Tichborne, Hampshire for Roger's family history. Alford Bars is situated just into West Sussex, with the county border at the north of the small area. The speed limit remains at 40 mph through the village. Sport The village's football club, Alfold F.C. play in the Southern Combination League. Demography and housing The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%. The proportion of households in the civil parish who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%. The proportion who owned their home with a loan compares to the regional average of 32.5%. The remaining % is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free). Notes and references Notes References External links Stained Glass Windows at St. Nicholas Alfold, Surrey Alfold Village web site List of parish clerks in the wider district Villages in Surrey Borough of Waverley Civil parishes in Surrey