Two old mills on the same stream
Bramley Mill and Snowdenham Mill both stood on the tributary running through the village, likely dating back as far as the Domesday survey. Bramley Mill was converted into a residence in the 1930s, while Snowdenham Mill kept working into the late 1940s.
Growth along the railway
The opening of the Guildford to Horsham railway in 1865 shaped Bramley's more recent growth, with the village slowly expanding east and south of its historic centre in the years that followed.
Council and the Grafham hamlet
Waverley Borough Council covers Bramley, the same authority responsible for Godalming, and the parish also takes in the smaller hamlet of Grafham, a couple of miles south along the Horsham road.
Frequently asked questions
What were Bramley Mill and Snowdenham Mill?+
Two water-powered mills on the stream running through the village, likely dating back to the Domesday period, though neither is still working today.
Which council covers Bramley?+
Waverley Borough Council, the authority also responsible for Godalming.
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Useful local links
- Waverley Borough Council – Do I need planning permission? — The planning authority covering Godalming and most of the surrounding villages.
- Guildford Borough Council – Do I need planning permission? — The planning authority covering Guildford and the villages to its west and south, a different borough from Waverley.
- 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.