approach. On Wednesday 11 December 2002, several motorists telephoned to report that a car had veered off the A3. Police officers despatched to the scene found no sign of a newly crashed vehicle but did discover the wreckage of a Vauxhall Astra, containing the remains of a man, no more than from the reported crash site. The car was buried in twisted undergrowth, nose-down in a ditch, invisible from the road. A police spokesman later said: "We believe the car left the road and ended up in the ditch during July. It doesn't appear that any other vehicles were involved. The car was discovered as a result of a report from members of the public who thought they saw a car's headlights veering off the road." Air accident On 10 January 1954 a light aircraft attempted a forced landing in the fields behind the George Abbot School but clipped a row of trees and spun into the rear garden of the Anchor and Horseshoes pub on the London Road. Fortunately there were no casualties. Burpham Court Farm Park Burpham Court Farm Park was a rare breeds centre occupying a former dairy farm on land between Burpham (specifically, north of the Wey Navigation cut to Burpham Lock) and Jacobs Well. Some of the farm buildings date back to 1600. The farm straddles the River Wey on land owned by the National Trust. Former farmer Bob Dearnley died after a spillage of rat poison on the morning of 28 May 2009. Several emergency personnel were also admitted to hospital. He had been served with an eviction notice having unsuccessfully contested a court case against the council, the land owner, been arrested for affray earlier in the week of his death and incurred very large debts. The farm house and adjacent cottages are now private dwellings. See also Guildford City F.C. – formerly Burpham F.C. References External links Sutherland Memorial Park – Green Flag Award Sutherland Memorial Park – at Guildford Borough Council website Villages in Surrey Locations in Guildford