| Passfield |
| Though there is no village of this name and only a
piece of common land and a few cottages and a shop the rest of
Passfield is widely scattered. Once it was a part of Ludshott manor and
in 1896, the Lord of the Manor Sir Archibald MacDonald granted a piece
of land on Passfield Common to be used as a recreation ground. But this
did not go down well with the people who used the common as grazing
land. In 1911 200acres of the common and Conford which is nearby were
bequeathed to the National Trust by Dr Lyndon who was the Lord of the
manor at the time. The old Passfield Oak public house was closed down a few years back and has now been converted into offices. During the late Tudor period a hammer mill stood on the River Wey, this was used to beat out pig-iron into a form that local blacksmiths would find easier to work with. In the 17th century the mill became a paper mill and it was taken over by Bible Christians called Warren who cared for their works so much that they even built homes for them and opened a Thrift Club. The paper was used to make Pension books and postal orders until 1925, today the mill is still in use making plastic wire items. Conford was the place where edge-tools were made and these became well known right across the south of the country as they kept their sharpness. In Liphook there is a plaque which commemorates Queen Victoria, having a picnic lunch near Passfield and Edward I had a royal house where Lynchborough Lodge now stands.
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