Rural Life Centre, Tilford
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The Rural Life Centre is in Tilford
, Surrey
near Farnham
in southern England
. It is a museum of country life assembled by Mr and Mrs Henry Jackson and is run by a charitable trust
. It is covers over 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of field, woodland and barns, and comprises a large number of implements and devices marking over 150 years of farming. There is also an arboretum
with over one hundred species of trees.
The museum highlights farming through the seasons, local hop
growing, tools and crafts allied to country industries and needs. The social history of village life from the 19th century is displayed covering school life, domestic work and trades. There is an example of an old fashioned rural post office
and village inn.
Tilford
Tilford is a small village about two miles south of Farnham in Surrey, England. It lies within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty- History :The name "Tilford" is probably derived from "Tila's ford" or "Tilla's ford"....
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
near Farnham
Farnham
Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley. The town is situated some 42 miles southwest of London in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire...
in southern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a museum of country life assembled by Mr and Mrs Henry Jackson and is run by a charitable trust
Charitable trust
A charitable trust is an irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes, and is a more specific term than "charitable organization".-United States:...
. It is covers over 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of field, woodland and barns, and comprises a large number of implements and devices marking over 150 years of farming. There is also an arboretum
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
with over one hundred species of trees.
The museum highlights farming through the seasons, local hop
Hop (plant)
Humulus, Hop, is a small genus of flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The female flowers of H. lupulus are known as hops, and are used as a culinary flavoring and stabilizer, especially in the brewing of beer...
growing, tools and crafts allied to country industries and needs. The social history of village life from the 19th century is displayed covering school life, domestic work and trades. There is an example of an old fashioned rural post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
and village inn.