Editing Farnham (section)

==Public services==
===Public library===
Farnham Library moved to its current site in the grounds of Vernon House in April 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title= No doubt about it - the new library's a winner |date= 4 May 1990 |work= Farnham Herald |volume= 98 |issue= 43 |page=15 }}</ref> Refurbished in November 2005, it is a community [[lending library]] service run by [[Surrey County Council]]. The library is housed in the historic Vernon House at which [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] slept on his way to his trial and execution in London in 1649, commemorated by a plaque on the building wall.<ref>{{cite web|author=Good Stuff IT Services |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-444388-vernon-house-28-farnham |title=Vernon House |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=27 May 2013}}</ref> The library features public gardens with sculptures provided by local artists and [[University for the Creative Arts|UCA]] students.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

===Museum of Farnham===
[[File:Museum of Farnham 2018.jpg|thumb|right|The Museum of Farnham in 2018]]
The [[Museum of Farnham]] is located at [[Willmer House]], an 18th-century town house with a decorative brickwork façade in West Street. It houses a collection of artefacts spanning several periods of the town's history and prehistory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.farnhammaltings.com/museum/ |title=Museum of Farnham website |publisher=farnhammaltings.com |access-date=27 May 2013 |archive-date=12 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212165337/https://farnhammaltings.com/museum/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2019}}

The museum was founded in 1961 to provide the Farnham community with a collection dedicated to the history of the local area in an elegant Grade I listed Georgian townhouse which still retains many original features, including a walled garden. The displays include items from a large and eclectic collection; from archaeological artefacts to nationally important artworks by local artists and an extensive costume collection. The museum has a Local Studies Library.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

===Leisure and recreation===
There are two main parks in Farnham town centre: Farnham Park and Gostrey Meadow. Farnham Park is adjacent to Farnham Castle. Gostrey Meadow is in the centre of Farnham, next to the river Wey, and includes a fenced children's play area. There is a skate park and leisure centre next to the town centre.

===Hospital===
[[Farnham Hospital]] is directly north east of the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/Overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=131|title=Farnham Hospital|publisher=NHS|access-date=18 October 2013}}</ref> It was once the main hospital in the area, including [[accident and emergency]] services, but that role is now taken by [[Frimley Park Hospital]].<ref name="fnch">{{cite web|url=http://www.lof-fhch.co.uk/2.html|title=Friends of Farnham Hospital and Centre for Health|access-date=18 October 2013|archive-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024060933/http://www.lof-fhch.co.uk/2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Farnham once had a second hospital which was at the end of Bardsley Drive, on the site which is now Lynton Close.<ref>{{cite book|title=OS 7 Series|date=c. 1960|publisher=Ordnance Survey |location= Southampton |edition= 7th }}</ref>

===Cemeteries===
The town has four cemeteries, all maintained by Farnham Town Council: Hale Cemetery in Upper Hale; Badshot Lea Cemetery on Badshot Lea Road; [[Green Lane Cemetery, Farnham|Green Lane Cemetery]] and the [[West Street Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.farnham.gov.uk/services/cemeteries/wargraves |title=Visiting our Cemeteries - Farnham Town Council website |access-date=21 July 2019 |archive-date=21 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721100226/https://www.farnham.gov.uk/services/cemeteries/wargraves |url-status=live }}</ref>