St Lawrence and St Saviour
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About St Lawrence and the Gridiron
Leaflets and guides are available in the porch at St Lawrence.
History of our churches
St Lawrence
St Lawrence Church, on the High Street in Chobham, is a fine building, its earliest parts dating from about 1080, although it is likely that there was an earlier church on the site.
It is the oldest church in the borough of Surrey Heath and a Grade 1 listed building.
It is dedicated to St Lawrence, who was martyred for his faith in Rome in 258.
Until 1215 the dead of the village were carried the seven miles to Chertsey Abbey, whose priests at that time conducted the services
in the church.
At that date Thomas of Chobham, petitioned the Pope for a burial ground by the church.
The first Vicar of Chobham was William Dagelynggesworth, who was appointed in 1324. The list of his successors can be found in the porch.
The Norman church probably finished at the present chancel step. Over the centuries the church has expanded in both northerly and easterly directions.
Many generations have added elements of great beauty right down to our own times.
St Saviour
St Saviour at Valley End was designed by the great Victorian church architect Sir George Bodley, and dates from 1867.
The Parish of Valley End was united with that of Chobham in the 1950s.
Welcome to a Surrey Parish
• Services
• For children
• Church & Village
• Music
• Chobham Festival
• History & St Lawrence
• News & Pictures
• Parish Magazine
• Hiring the Church Hall
• Helping & Giving
• Friends’ Heritage Trust
• Thomas of Chobham Lecture
• Cathedral link
