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RIVER WEY
NORTH BRANCH

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RIVER WEY
SOUTH BRANCH

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RIVER UNITED
TILFORD TO
GODALMING

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THE WEY
NAVIGATIONS
• Introduction

• History
• The Godalming
Navigation

• The Wey
Navigation

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RIVER
TRANSPORT
• Introduction

• Lock
• Barges
• Life on the
Barges

• The Horse-
drawn IONA

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WEY INDUSTRY
• Introduction

• Watermills
• Flour & Bread
• Fulling & Cloth
• Chilworth
Gunpowder
Mills

• Charcoal
Making

• Brewing
• Papermaking
• Ice Houses
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WEY WILDLIFE
• Introduction

• Habitats
• Trees & Plants
• Insects
• Birds
• Fish
• Countryside
Designations

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WEY PLACES
• Introduction

• More About
ALTON

• More About
FARNHAM

• More About
GODALMING

• More About
WEYBRIDGE

• More About
BROOKLANDS

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WEY PEOPLE
• Introduction

• Legends
• The Big Names
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WEY ART
• Introduction

• Boat Art
• Inn Art
• River Graffiti
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ADJOINING
WATERWAYS
• Basingstoke
Canal

• Wey & Arun
Canal

• The Thames
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out of choice.
We don't have a guestbook so every one of these unsolicited comments has been made by people who've taken the trouble to write and
send an email.
Thank you. We appreciate it!


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"This site is a great source of information about all things to do with people who were born in the Wey Valley area. And what did I discover while here. Only that Mike Rutherford out of Genesis was born in Guildford...."
R&S Wey Valley Bloggers

"Congratulations on your excellent website."
JP Author & Historian

"I came by this site whilst browsing, what a wonderful piece of work. Really informative. I have been fishing the river and Navigation since the 1970s, so I have found the articles fascinating."
AS Regular Wey visitor

I must commend you on "The River" website, which contains really interesting information that is well presented and easy to navigate.
JS Professional waterways artist

"We have added links from your excellent and informative web site to our site.
AF
Marketing Manager

"Great website! Very Informative."
DC Boat owner

"Great site, used to live in Guildford many years ago and my dad still lives there now."
JS Wey Valley expat

"Great Website...thanks."
TH Training Officer RHS School of Horticulture

"Thanks, your web site looks good with lots of info."
DG British Dragonfly Society

"Extremely interesting and impressive - it looks like a labour of love."
RA Local historian

"The website is excellent, I fell in love with the Wey the time I did those paintings.  I had no idea there was so much wonderful wild country in Surrey.  Its beautiful and I look forward to coming back - better informed thanks to your website!"
SC Professional waterways artist

"Our initial web search brought up your excellent and most informative website."
GB Landscape Architects

"Your website looks really interesting and full of information about the river and its many associated links."
JS Professional waterways artist

"Hi........just found this site...........it is excellent.........I live next to the navigation at Send and have learnt a lot...well done."
PB Wey Valley resident

"Good work."
AS Expat living in Canada

"Lovely to look at and use."
AB River Wey Trust

"I enjoyed browsing your site and noticed you have a very comprehensive links page."
RB Editor Hamble Valley Rambles

"Nice site. Many thanks. "
RL Wey Valley resident

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