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Farnham in Surrey, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Farnham Almshouses

 
 
Farnham Almshouses Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, March 23, 2025
1. Farnham Almshouses Marker
Inscription.
These Almshouses were erected by Andrew Windsor Esq in 1619 for the habitation and relief of eight poor honest old impotent persons
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1619.
 
Location. 51° 12.989′ N, 0° 48.001′ W. Marker is in Farnham, England, in Surrey. It is on Castle Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 56 Castle Street, Farnham, England GU9 7JQ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 10 Castle Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Two Minute Silence (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Castle Street (about 150 meters
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away); St Andrew's Parish Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); S F Cody 1867-1913 (approx. 8.1 kilometers away); The Reverend William Addison VC (1883-1962) (approx. 10.4 kilometers away); Brigadier Manley James VC,DSO,MBE,MC (1896-1975) (approx. 10.4 kilometers away); The Old Court (approx. 10.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farnham.
 
Farnham Almshouses Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, March 23, 2025
2. Farnham Almshouses Marker
Farnham Almshouses image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, March 23, 2025
3. Farnham Almshouses
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2025, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2025, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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