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Albury, Aldbury, or Alderbury, a village and a parish in Surrey. The village stands on a tributary of the river Wey, under the North Downs, 1 1/2 mile from Chilworth and Albury station on the S.E.R., and 5 ESE of Guildford, under which it has a post, money order, and telegraph office. Acreage, 4418; population of the civil parish, 1321; of the ecclesiastical, 1270. The parish church at it is an edifice of red brick, in the Norman style, after the model of a church at Caen. The author of "Proverbial Philosophy" resided at the village. The adjacent country abounds in charming walks and rides, and a spot called Newlands Corner commands a most extensive view. Albury estate belongs to the Duke of Northumberland. The grounds of its park possess interesting artificial features. The mansion was modernized from designs by Pugin. The old parish church, in Early Norman, with a tower, adjoins the mansion. The cathedral of the "Catholic Apostolic Church,'' a cruciform edifice in the Perpendicular style, built by Mr. Drummond at a cost of £10,000, stands in the park. The living of Albury is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; net value, £500. Patron, the Duke of Northumberland. Brook and Parley Heath are in this parish. Many Roman coins and antiquities have been found here.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5

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