Thursley

The village's name came from Old English Þunres lēah meaning lea of the god Thunor, as with Thundersley, Essex; it was probably a site where he was worshipped.

Its small wooden shingled belfry is strangely underpinned by an unnecessarily large and sturdy late medieval framework of heavy timber.

Across the A3 is the main hillside neighbourhood of Thursley, Bowlhead Green, which has an underpass path crossing directly between the two on the Greensand Way.

It is one of the last surviving areas of lowland peat bog in southern Britain, and at 350 hectares, one of the largest remaining fragments of heathland.

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

St Michael and All Angels Church in Thursley dates back to Saxon times, though most of the structure is later
Memorial to Admiral of the Fleet Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape at St Michael and All Angels Church in Thursley
Cruiser Mk IV tanks of 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade, 1st Armoured Division, on Thursley Common, Surrey, in July 1940
Larger houses in Thursley are where the Greensand Ridge commences
Rich and fertile soil supports arable farming, or grass-supported dairy farming as shown