Cobham area and property guide
Why live here?
With very good transport links to London, just 22 miles away, and the nearby motorway network, it’s easy to commute to and from Cobham. The exclusive estates of Oxshott Way and Fairmile are on Cobham’s outskirts.
Cobham is the home of...
- Chelsea Football Club’s training ground in Cobham
- Yehudi Menuhin School.
History
Curving through time
Cobham is an ancient settlement whose origins can be traced back through Roman times to the Iron Age. A Bronze Age burial urn has been found at Leigh Hill. At the time of the Domesday Book, the place was known as Coveham or Covenham, which is thought to mean a settlement in the curve of a river.
Moles and mills
The River Mole, a tributary of the Thames, almost encircles Cobham and provides a distinctly rural appearance in some places. The river provides a setting for Cobham's best-known landmark: a red brick water mill from the early 19th century and standing on the site of earlier mills dating back to the middle ages. Recently restored to full working order, the mill is open to the public on certain days.
Types of property for sale
Ranges from pretty period country cottages, apartments and converted mansions to large luxury new build detached houses.
Places of interest
Downside: a hamlet with a delightful collection of houses and a pub around a large village green.
Stoke d'Abernon: its ancient parish church contains some of the oldest monumental brasses in the country. Nearby is the world-famous Yehudi Menuhin School.
Painshill Park
Cobham Mill
The Semaphore Tower
|
Getting to Cobham
Roads
A3: half a mile
M25: 3 miles
Rail
Stations at Cobham and Stoke D’Abernon
London Waterloo: 42 minutes (South West Trains)
Airports
Heathrow: 20 miles
Gatwick: 24 miles |
Elmbridge Borough Council
Civic Centre,
High Street,
Esher,
Surrey
KT10 9SD
01372 474474 |
Where to go out in Cobham
Restaurants
Chez Gerrard,
Cobham
01608 731700
La Capana,
Cobham
01932 862121
The Black Swan,
Ockham,
Cobham
01932 862364 |
| Schools in Cobham |
ACS Cobham International School (3-18yrs)
Heywood,
Portsmouth Road,
Cobham,
Surrey,
KT11 1BL
01932 867251 |
Feltonfleet (3-13yrs)
Cobham,
Surrey
KT11 1DR
01932 862264 |
Parkside (2-13yrs)
The Manor,
Stoke D’Abernon,
Cobham,
Surrey
KT11 3PX
01932 862749 |