Seal

SEAL, a parish, in the hundred of Farnham, W. division of Surrey, 3½ miles (E. by N.) from Farnham; containing, with the hamlet of Tongham, 428 inhabitants. The parish comprises about 2967 acres, of which 1258 are arable, 236 woodland, 43 in hop-grounds, and 691 waste: there are some very extensive chalk-pits. It is intersected by a high ridge called the Hog's Back, commanding a fine view over the surrounding country. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £44; patron, the Archdeacon of Surrey: the tithes have been commuted for £377. The church is an ancient structure in the early English style, containing several monuments of the Long and Woodroffe families.