Nearby Bagshot Heath was the haunt of dueling locals and thieving highwaymen in the past. Windlesham's main claim to fame is that it is home to the most expensive private home to be built in the UK since the19th century. Updown Court has 103 rooms and is built of some of the rarest ...
The area was undeveloped until the late 18th century due to its sandy soil which made it unsuitable for agriculture. At that time it was known as Bagshot Heath and was the hunting ground of highwaymen such as the "Golden Farmer", William Davies. In the 1750s John Norris of nearby Blackwa...