the Borough of Woking. Valley End Most of the land of this northernmost hamlet lies north of the M3 motorway which bisects it and its church and main cluster of buildings is on the opposite side. Its church is currently described by the Church of England as 'the church off the beaten track'. This is Grade II listed, built in 1867 from designs by G.F. Bodley and built in red and brown brick with stone dressed windows. Notable residents James Pickering Kendall born here Peter Gabriel of the band Genesis was born here. Simon Posford aka Hallucinogen was born here. Nicholas Heath, archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor of England (buried here) John William Navin Sullivan, the popular science writer and literary journalist, lived and worked for some years at Paradise Farm, He died there in August 1937 and is buried at Brookwood cemetery. Graham Mitchell, former Deputy Director General of the Security Services MI5 during the period 1956–1963 lived in a large house on the edge of Chobham Common, Chobham, Surrey. He took early retirement in 1963 under a cloud of suspicion that he was a Soviet agent. King Constantine II resided in Chobham during the first 2 years of his exile from Greece. Thomas of Chobham, theologian and subdean of Salisbury, was born here. Emma Kennedy, writer and comedian joined the Parish Council in 2021. Charlotte Jordan, actress who portrays Daisy Midgeley on Coronation Street was born here. References External links Chobham Village Portal St Lawrence Church Villages in Surrey Surrey Heath Civil parishes in Surrey