Walk 2nd February 2016 Young St - Mickleham via Leatherhead

Start point :- TQ141548
Distance 13.1 km, 8.14 miles
Time 2 hours 42 minutes
Route:-

Young St CP (Top) - Bocketts Farm - Hawks Hill - Downside Manor - Givons Grove - Mickleham - Sawmill - Crabtree Cottages - Bookham Wood - Admirals Road (Track) - The Hazels - CP

The morning started out with light drizzle but by the time I re-entered Norbury Park from Mickleham the sun was full out. the bridge over the River Mole is Victorian, the river gets its name from the fact that at times it disappears into sinkholes in the chalk and on one occasion an oak tree was seen to disappear down one. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickleham,_Surrey ) PC Middleton in the 1950s.

1822 Henry Piper Sperling bought Norbury House and was responsible for building the Weir Bridge over the River Mole. The bridge is now a grade 2 listed building.