Brockham People
Find out all about the people of Brockham, from the well known to the less well known, but all of them contributing equally to the rich history of the Village.
Vicars
The church has benefited from the stewardship of a distinguished line of Vicars since its consecration in 1868
Headmasters
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Sidney Michael Poland
Sidney Poland purchased Brockham Lodge in 1888 and lived there for forty eight years
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie
Created Baronet in 1834, Member of the College of Surgeons, 1805; Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, 1843, President of the Royal Society, 1858
Johnson Batchelor
An extract from a memoir written by Mr Batchelar when he was 86 and living on Brockham Green.
Thomas Burberry
This is the last Will and Testament of me Thomas Burberry of Horsham in the county of Sussex Yeoman
General Goulburn
The Goulburn family lived in Betchworth House by the Mole and are buried in Betchworth churchyard with a memorial inside the church
John T Belchamber
John Thomas Belchamber was born in 1875 at Brockham Green, near Betchworth in Surrey
Thomas Hope
Thomas Hope (senior) was an English author and furniture designer
Recollections about Local People
During the First World War, Eric Meadows' father, Charles Meadows, recalled a German Zeppelin flying over the village
Policing in Brockham
When you think of a village policeman, you think of John Finch; large, carrying the signs of good living, avuncular, smiling, friendly
Doctors and Medicine
Brockham and the surrounding areas were for many years, served by single handed general practitioners