Jacobs Well or Jacobswell is a small village in

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, England, of 20th century creation, with a population of 1,171. The village forms a northern outskirt of

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, in the

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which can be considered the mother village of medieval date to the west. The Stoke Hill part of Stringers Common, Slyfield Industrial Estate and a

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general waste transfer station to the south form the narrowest of its

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s to all sides, separating the Slyfield part of Guildford from the village. Between Jacobs Well and Burpham to the south-east and east lie the

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, Burpham Court Farm Park, the River Wey Navigation, and the A3, in that order. Other nearby settlements include Sutton Green (beyond which is Old Woking) to the NNE.

History

The manor of Burgham Court (now reflected in the farmhouse of Burpham Court) owned most of the land on the east side of the parish until the early 20th century. It was a major source of poor relief and public works under the local

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. Outskirts of the land remain

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not owned by the lord of the manor. The manor was handed down via lines of the interconnected Wintershull/Wintershall, Bassett, Unwyn, Windsor, Wolley and Wroth families from Thurstan le Dispenser at the time of the Testa de Nevill. Ultimately purchased in 1720, becoming part of the major landholdings of the

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who held it until the early 20th century. Jacobs Well was the site of a fatal aircraft crash on 25 October 1944. A USAAF C47 crashed in a field, killing its crew of four. A plaque, on the corner of Queenhythe Road and Clay Lane, commemorates the accident.

Amenities

Aside from the green buffers to all sides, principally Whitmoor Common to the west, which is the largest, amenities include a scout hut and village hall. A visitor attraction within these buffers is the gardens of the Tudor Sutton Place, in the borough of Woking to the north-east. Boats are available for hire in Stoughton, and elsewhere, for use on the River Wey Navigation, which forms the effective boundary of the village to the east. Bowers Lock is to the east, accessible from Clay Lane, the road to Burpham. Safeguard Coaches have their depot on Clay Lane.

Religion

There is no church in the village, the nearest place of worship is St Peter's Church in Bellfields. The denomination is

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Transport links

The village is on two significant through roads: the A320 from Guildford to

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and the unclassified road, Clay Lane, that links

to Burpham and the A3. The railway between Woking and Guildford, the Portsmouth Direct Line, marks the practical boundary of the village to the west, however the nearest stations are

and

. The nearest of these, Worplesdon is away. Jacobs Well has roughly half-hourly bus services to and from Guildford and Woking.

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