Grand Houses of Woodcote

Woodcote House in February 2012
Map Ref 9
Image courtesy of Brian Bouchard © 2012

Woodcote had been established as a distinct community from time immemorial, beyond the common fields of Epsom and linked back to the parish church by the ‘worple’. Before the dissolution of the monasteries, the manor belonged to Chertsey Abbey: Woodcote Park had been enclosed by the Abbot in 1155 and the Chertsey Cartulary refers to various properties held ‘freely’ to account for the swathe of freehold land extending northwards to the present site of Epsom hospital. Towards the end of the 17th century it was chosen as a location for new houses built for the gentry

We have created this page to help users understand where the grand houses in the Woodcote area were and to provide a jump list to the pages that we have available on this website. It is important to note that the names of some houses have changed more than once and some names have been used for two different properties.

Number	Current Name	Alternative Names	Links to other relevant webpages	Address
1	Woodcote Hall Woodcote Hall Image courtesy of James Hakim © 2012	Woodcote Place Nether Woodcote The Poplars		Woodcote Hall Woodcote Road Epsom Surrey KT18 7QQ
2	Woodcote End House Woodcote End House (not the Chalk Lane Hotel) in February 2012 Image courtesy of Brian Bouchard ©2012	Comprising Queen Anne’s House		Woodcote End House Woodcote Road Epsom Surrey KT18 7QS
3	Westgate House Woodcote Hotel Photographed by LR James in April 1970	Woodcote Place Woodcote Hotel		Westgate House 5 Chalk Lane Epsom Surrey KT18 7AN
4	Woodcote Grove Woodcote Grove Image courtesy of Brian Bouchard © 2012	Mount Diston Garlands		Woodcote Grove Ashley Road Epsom KT22 7DY
5	Maidstone House Image Date: 20 Oct 1972 Photographer: N/K Source: E&EL&FHC	York House		Maidstone House 20 Chalk Lane Epsom KT18 7AS
6	Chalk Lane Hotel Chalk Lane Hotel photographed in 1968 by L.R. James	Woodcote End House	Henry Pownall The Brewery	The Chalk Lane Hotel Chalk Lane Epsom Surrey KT18 7BB
7	Durdans Durdans Image courtesy of Bourne Hall Museum		Lady Henrietta Berkeley Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose Albert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose Sybil Myra Caroline Grant (nee Primrose) Lady Margaret Etrenne Hannah Crewe-Milnes	The Durdans Chalk Lane Epsom Surrey KT18 7AX
8	Woodcote Park Woodcote Park Image courtesy of Bourne Hall Museum	Woodcote Park Camp The Royal Automobile Club Woodcote House	George Mynne, Esq, of Woodcote Park The De Teissiers Of Woodcote Park	The RAC Club Woodcote Park Wilmerhatch Lane Epsom Surrey KT18 7EW
9	Woodcote House Woodcote House in February 2012 Image courtesy of Brian Bouchard © 2012	The Dog House		Woodcote House 8 Chantry Hurst Epsom Surrey KT18 7DQ
10	Woodcote Lodge Woodcote Lodge/York House Photographed by LR James in 1969	Stone House York House (Nurses Home)		Woodcote Lodge Woodcote Green Road Epsom KT18 7DW
11	Late erected Messuage Epsom Poor House by J Hassell, Image courtesy of Bourne Hall Museum	Epsom Poor House	In The “Dog House”	Dorking Road Epsom Surrey KT18 7EG
12	Woodcote Green House Woodcote Green House in February 2012 Image courtesy of Brian Bouchard © 2012		The history of this house, and others in the area, is covered in John Parsloe’s excellent book Woodcote Green House and other Woodcote houses in Epsom which can be read by clicking on the above link.	Woodcote Green House Woodcote Green Rd Epsom Surrey KT18 7DF