Send, village and civil parish in Surrey, Southern England
Send is a small village in Guildford, Surrey, situated beside the River Wey and known for quiet streets and green fields. The settlement consists of old houses and farms that form a mix of historical buildings and modern homes, set across gentle terrain made of sand and clay deposits.
Send was recorded in 960 as Sendan, a sandy place where residents extracted sand for building and construction until the 1990s. The 1086 Domesday Book entry shows the village was already a lively settlement with a church, mills, fisheries, and woodlands.
The name Send comes from an old English word meaning sandy place, reflecting the geology that shaped settlement here. St Mary the Virgin church remains the focal point of village life today, showing how local traditions and community bonds continue to define daily life.
Send lies about 37 kilometers from London and is easily reached via two main roads, the old Portsmouth Road and the A247. Proximity to train stations at West Clandon and Woking, along with regular bus services, makes travel to nearby towns and London convenient.
While sand extraction for building material shaped the landscape for centuries, this industry left behind abandoned pits at the village edges that today reveal traces of past economic activity. These sites tell a different story from typical rural villages.
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