Editing Effingham, Surrey (section)

===Medieval period to 18th century===
[[File:St Lawrence Church - geograph.org.uk - 438438.jpg|thumb|St Lawrence's church is by and large of 1888 but has a [[chancel]] of the 14th century and south [[transept]] built in 1250.]]

By the 14th century, the main [[manor house]] stood on the site of a [[Regency architecture|Regency]] mansion which is the clubhouse to Effingham Golf Course, then owned by [[John de Pulteney|Sir John Poultney]], four times [[Lord Mayor of the City of London]]<ref name="multi"/><ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1188314|desc=Effingham House|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref>

By 1545, [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]] was hunting on what is now Effingham Golf Course whilst staying at [[Hampton Court Palace|Hampton Court]] nearby. The manor house and lands were then owned by [[William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham|Lord William Howard]] (the [[British Admiralty|Lord High Admiral]], and later [[Earl of Effingham|1st Baron Howard of Effingham]]) and it was his son the [[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham|2nd Baron Howard of Effingham]] (later [[Earl of Nottingham|1st Earl of Nottingham]]) who commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada.<ref name="multi"/>

The [[Regency]] mansion, now the clubhouse, contains a large, intricately carved oak fireplace in the Armada room, dated 1591, which is believed to have been made with timbers from one of Lord Howard of Effingham's ships.<ref name="multi"/>