Clandon, East

CLANDON, EAST, a parish, in the union of Guildford, Second division of the hundred of Woking, W. division of Surrey, 4 miles (E. N. E.) from Guildford; containing 293 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 1430 acres, of which between 400 and 500 are uncultivated. On the north side the soil is chiefly clay, and there is a common where the oak grows freely; the southern part consists of arable land and downs, and has a chalky soil. Within the parish is the elegant residence of Hatchlands; the park is extensive, and the gardens finely laid out. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £10. 6. 10½.; net income, £152; patron, the Earl of Lovelace. The church is a small edifice, with a low wooden tower and shingled spire.