Church of St Mary the Virgin, Horsell
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Horsell
Horsell in Surrey is an ancient village nearby to the more modern 19th century Woking, probably best known because of its association with the story The War of the Worlds, written by H. G. Wells. It is the home of the book's narrator , and the landing site of the first Martian transport vessel...
is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Guildford
Diocese of Guildford
The Diocese of Guildford is a Church of England diocese based in Guildford, covering most of Surrey and part of Hampshire. The cathedral is Guildford Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Guildford. It is part of the Province of Canterbury....
. It is located about one mile away from Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
town centre.
The current Vicar
Vicar
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is Rod Jones. The church is a Grade II listed building.
Services
On SundaySunday
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s the Church has three services:
8am,
10am
and
9:30 pm.
The most popular services of the year are on Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
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when it is a Christingle
Christingle
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services.
It usually has two Christingle
Christingle
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services on Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
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.
History
Parts of the west wall of the nave may date from the middle of the 12th century.19th century restoration
Victorian restoration
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s included:
- Removal of the screen in 1840.
- Replacement of the chancel and extension of the nave and south aisle eastwards in 1890.
- The north aisle and vestries were added in 1909.
- The Holy Trinity Chapel was added in 1910.
- The baptistry was added in 1921.