A church built on Roman foundations
The Church of St Mary in Fetcham is more than a thousand years old in parts, with traces of Roman brick reused in one of its window openings and sections of the nave believed to predate the Norman Conquest.
Water that never ran dry
Fetcham's mill pond is fed by chalk springs that have kept flowing even during the country's driest years, supplying drinking water through droughts that affected other parts of the region more severely.
A manor recorded at Domesday
Fetcham appears in the Domesday Book as three separate manors, and an Anglo-Saxon burial ground has since been found nearby at Hawkshill, excavated in stages across more than a century of separate digs.
Council
Fetcham's planning matters are dealt with by Mole Valley District Council, the same council responsible for Dorking a few miles to the east.
Frequently asked questions
Is Fetcham's mill pond linked to the village's water supply?+
Yes, chalk springs feeding the pond have historically supplied drinking water, including through some of the region's driest periods.
Which council covers Fetcham?+
Mole Valley District Council, the same authority responsible for Dorking and Leatherhead.
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Useful local links
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council – Planning — The planning authority covering Reigate and Redhill, a separate borough from Mole Valley.
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council – Planning permission — The planning authority covering Epsom, a separate borough from Mole Valley.
- Elmbridge Borough Council – Planning permission and applications — The planning authority covering Cobham, a separate borough from Mole Valley.
- GOV.UK – Planning permission: when you need it — Government guidance on when planning permission is required in England and Wales.
- GOV.UK – Party Wall etc. Act 1996 guidance — Government guidance on notifying neighbours and resolving disputes over shared or boundary walls, relevant to attached garage conversions.
- Planning Portal – Garage conversion — National guidance on when planning permission is needed for a garage conversion in England.
- Planning Portal – Outbuildings — National guidance on permitted development rules for garden buildings and outbuildings, including height and coverage limits.