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