[3] Early glass making, evidence of which can be seen in Sidney Wood, appears to provide the oldest trace of land use in the village.

This is probably because Alfold appears to have been an unrecorded, southern outpost in the multi-village estate of Bramley since pre-conquest times.

In the 13th century they had land in Alfold and in a deed of 1313 John D'Abernon's wood called le Wylwode is mentioned.

[ land tax liability], and in the gift of the Sparkes family: the tithes have been commuted for £355, and the glebe comprises 14 acres.

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.[2][n 2] The compact village has a red telephone kiosk, stocks and whipping post with very old paving and the following listed buildings: 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.

[18] Alford Bars is situated just into West Sussex, with the county border at the north of the small area.

The proportion of households in the civil parish who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%.