Editing Farnham (section)

===Post-restoration===
Farnham became a successful market town; the author [[Daniel Defoe]] wrote that Farnham had the greatest corn-market after London,<ref name=defoe>{{cite book
|title=A tour through the whole island of Great Britain |last= Defoe |first= Daniel |author-link= Daniel Defoe |editor-last1= Furbank |editor-first1= P. N. |editor-last2= Owens |editor-first2= W. R. |page=58 |publisher= Yale University Press |date=June 1991 |isbn= 978-0-30-004980-0
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XW-ARX8z1wIC |access-date= 6 November 2016 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210122215952/https://books.google.com/books?id=XW-ARX8z1wIC |url-status=live }}</ref> and describes 1,100 fully laden wagons delivering wheat to the town on market day. During the 17th century, other new industries evolved: [[Farnham Pottery|greenware pottery]] (a pottery, dating from 1873, still exists on the outskirts of the town), [[wool]] and [[cloth]], the processing of [[wheat]] into flour, and eventually [[hops]], a key ingredient of [[beer]]. The [[Anglican divine]], [[Augustus Montague Toplady]], composer of the hymn [[Rock of Ages (Christian hymn)|Rock of Ages]] (1763, at Blagston) was born in Farnham in 1740<ref name=rpo>{{cite web
 |url=http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/334.html
 |title=Selected Poetry of Augustus Montague Toplady (1740–1778)
 |publisher=Representative Poetry Online
 |author=Ian Lancashire
 |access-date=15 February 2012
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528231532/http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/334.html
 |archive-date=28 May 2010
 }}</ref> – a plaque now marks the building on West Street where he was born.

[[File:Farnham Cobbett's birthplace.JPG|250px|thumb|left|[[William Cobbett]]'s birthplace]]
The radical MP, soldier, farmer, journalist and publisher [[William Cobbett]] was born in Farnham in 1763, in a pub called the Jolly Farmer.<ref name=jollyfarmer>{{cite web
|url=http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/people/writers/william_cobbett
|title=William Cobbett
|publisher=Exploring Surrey's past
|access-date=15 February 2012
|archive-date=18 January 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118192948/http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/people/writers/william_cobbett/
|url-status=live
}}</ref> The pub still stands, and has since been renamed the William Cobbett.<ref name=pubnames>{{cite book
|title=Dictionary of Pub Names
|author=David Rothwell
|year=2006
|page=421
|publisher=Wordsworth Editions
|isbn=978-1-84-022266-1
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k-4SrdUPNFoC
|access-date=6 November 2016
|archive-date=22 January 2021
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122215952/https://books.google.com/books?id=k-4SrdUPNFoC
|url-status=live
}}</ref>

The [[London and South Western Railway]] arrived in 1848 and, in 1854, neighbouring [[Aldershot]] became the "Home of the British Army".<ref name=barracks>{{cite web
 |url=http://www3.hants.gov.uk/aldershot-museum/local-history-aldershot/barracks.htm
 |title=Military Barracks in Aldershot
 |publisher=Hampshire County Council
 |date=26 October 2011
 |access-date=16 February 2012
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130162315/http://www3.hants.gov.uk/aldershot-museum/local-history-aldershot/barracks.htm
 |archive-date=30 January 2012
 }}</ref> Both events had a significant effect on Farnham. The fast link with London meant city businessmen could think of having a house in the country and still be in close contact with the office; Farnham thereby became an early example of a 'commuter town'. Also, the railway did not reach Aldershot until 1870; during the intervening period soldiers would be carried by train to [[Farnham railway station|Farnham station]] and then march to Aldershot.<ref name=15cOnward>{{cite web
|url=http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/places/surrey/waverley/farnham/farnham_15002004
|title=Farnham: The Later Historic Period from 1500 to the present
|publisher=Exploring Surrey's past
|author=Farnham Museum
|access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> Many officers and their families chose to billet in Farnham itself. The railway was electrified by the [[Southern Railway (UK)|Southern Railway]] company in 1937 as far as Alton,<ref name=alresford>{{cite web
|url=http://www.alresford.org/displayed/displayed_05_2.php
|title=ALRESFORD'S RAILWAY
|author=John Adams
|year=1981
|publisher=About Alresford
|access-date=16 February 2012
|archive-date=20 November 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120205432/http://www.alresford.org/displayed/displayed_05_2.php
|url-status=live
}}</ref> and a carriage shed for the new electric stock was built in Weydon Lane. This building, which carried fading camouflage paint for many years after World War II, was replaced in 2006.
[[File:St Andrew's Church, West Street, Farnham (May 2015) (1).jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[St Andrew's Church, Farnham|St Andrew's Parish Church]]]]
In 1895 Farnham Urban District Council (FUDC) was formed.<ref name=FUDC>{{cite web
|url=http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/GetRecord/SHCOL_8119
|title=FARNHAM URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL: ADDITIONAL RECORDS, (1754)-1963
|publisher=Exploring Surrey's past
|access-date=17 February 2012}}</ref> In 1930 the council purchased Farnham Park,<ref name=FarnParkHist>{{Cite web |url=http://www.waverley.gov.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadID=804&fileID=1597 |title=The history of Farnham Park |publisher= Waverley Borough Council |author= Waverley Borough Council |access-date=17 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423185740/http://www.waverley.gov.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadID=804&fileID=1597 |archive-date=23 April 2012 }}</ref> a large park occupying much of the former castle grounds. That same year, [[St Joan of Arc's Church, Farnham|St Joan of Arc Church]] was built on Waverley Lane, it was dedicated to [[Joan of Arc|St Joan of Arc]] because [[Farnham Castle]] was a residence of [[Henry Beaufort|Cardinal Henry Beaufort]] who presided over the saint's trial.<ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-507415-church-of-st-joan-of-arc-farnham-surrey British Listed Buildings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610220840/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-507415-church-of-st-joan-of-arc-farnham-surrey |date=10 June 2015 }} accessed 4 March 2013</ref> The FUDC was abolished in 1973 by the Local Government Act of the previous year.<ref name=FUDC /> Farnham, together with Hindhead, Haslemere, Cranleigh and surrounding areas were absorbed into the new Waverley District Council (latterly Waverley Borough Council) with its headquarters in Godalming. In 1984 Farnham Parish Council became Farnham Town Council, taking on some of the minor roles of the former FUDC from Waverley.<ref name=towncouncilhist>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.farnham.gov.uk/towncouncil/the-council/history-of-the-council.html
 |title=History of the Council
 |publisher=Farnham Town Council
 |access-date=17 February 2012
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829063811/http://www.farnham.gov.uk/towncouncil/the-council/history-of-the-council.html
 |archive-date=29 August 2010 }}</ref>

[[Farnham Maltings]], Bridge Square was once a tannery; the site expanded to become part of the Farnham United Breweries, which included its own maltings. Taken over by a major brewer ([[Courage (brewery)|Courage]]) brewing ceased but malting continued into the 1960s, when Courage planned to sell off the site for redevelopment. The people of Farnham raised enough money to buy the building so that it could be converted into a community centre for the town.<ref name=maltingsHistory>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.farnhammaltings.com/news/about/74/565/7/history.aspx
 |title=history
 |publisher=Farnham Maltings
 |access-date=18 February 2012
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305131833/http://www.farnhammaltings.com/news/about/74/565/7/history.aspx
 |archive-date=5 March 2012
}}</ref> Other buildings in Farnham once linked to the Farnham Maltings include The Oasthouse (now offices) in Mead Lane and The Hop Kiln (now private residences) on Weydon Lane.