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A History of Seer Green - Compiled by Rick Spurway

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Seer Green in 1920


The manor of SERE or LA SERE was first mentioned in 1232 and the estate in this part of Farnham Royal Parish was not called a manor before 1275. LA SERE is literally translated as "The arid place". After 1309 it appears as the hamlet of SERE and became part of the manor of Farnham. The village was originally situated in the middle of a vast forest. In the 16th century the rising ground behind the village was known as Hoddesmore, now known as Hodgemoor. Sometime before 1562 the word "Green" seems to have been added to the village name - which then became Seare Green.

It's interesting to note that until the late 19th century Bottom Lane (or Spratt's Lane as it was originally called) ran along and marked the boundary of an isolated piece of Hertfordshire. This island of Herts in a sea of Bucks contained the villages of Coleshill and Ledborough - now swallowed up by Beaconsfield in the area of Ledborough Lane. This curious situation is recorded in maps of the 17th century.


Text of the year (from Titus Ch 2, verse 14)
“Jesus Christ….gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness
and to purify for himself a people that are his very own,
eager to do what is good.”