Shalford's village sign was designed by Christopher Webb and W H Randall Blacking in 1922, as part of a competition run by the Daily Mail.

Nearby properties, including a potato and vegetable store, were badly damaged as was the steel road bridge over the railway that was buckled by the heat.

Shalford was a landing place for barges, and continues to be visited by boats today – but for pleasure rather than trade.

Some claim that the author of The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan, once lived in hiding in a cottage called Horn Hatch on Shalford Common[9] and drew his inspiration from the fair held on the common and from the ancient route known as the Pilgrims' Way, which passes nearby, on its way to Canterbury.

Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen (1834–1923), topographer, geologist, naturalist and explorer who surveyed the Himalayan region, including K2, sometimes known as Mt.

[10] The settlement of Peasmarsh on the left bank of the river Wey between Artington and Godalming is contained in the parish.

It consists of a retirement home; Astolat and Weyvern business parks; and four short residential roads close to the River Wey Navigation including Tilthams Green.

A woodland surrounding the rebuilt manor house, being higher up than most of the reclaimed marshland, is named Peas Marsh.

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