The Mole, Surrey

Historical Description

Mole, The, a river partly of Sussex but chiefly of Surrey. Jt is formed by the union of several runnels, issuing from the forest of Tilgate, acquires appreciable volume within Horley parish, on the S border of Surrey; runs thence north-westward to the vicinity of Dorking, enters there one of the defilesof the great barrier downs which extend across Surrey; traverses a romantic reach through that defile, and past thefoot of Boxhill, and proceeds northward, past Leatherhead, with circuitous detour round Cobham, and past the vicinity of Esher, to the Thames opposite Hampton Court. Its length of course is about 30 miles. Milton calls it the " SullenMole;" Thomson calls it the " Silent Mole;" and Spencer speaks of it as- " Mole, that like a nousling mole doth make His way still underground, till Thames he o'ertake."

Church Records

Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Surrey History Centre, have images of the Parish Registers for Surrey online.

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Surrey is available to browse.