a market-town of England, county of Surrey, near the left bank of the Wey, 10 miles W.S.W. of Guildford, and 38 miles from London. Pop. (1851) 3515. The town is built on the S. slope of a hill rising about 700 feet above the level of the sea, and consists prin- cipally of two main streets, with a market-place at their in- tersection. It is well supplied with water from springs in the neighbouring hills, conveyed by pipes to a large reser- voir in the town. The parish church is a spacious edifice in the later Gothic style, and was formerly a chapel of ease to Waverley Abbey (founded in 1128), of which some re- mains still exist in the vicinity. Farnham was early a place of importance, and sent two members to parliament from 4th Edward II. to 38th Henry VI. Farnham Castle on a hill N. of the town, and now the seat of the Bishop of Winchester, was first built by Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, and Brother of King Stephen; but it was razed by Henry III. It was rebuilt and garrisoned for Charles I. by Denham, from whom it was taken in 1642 by Sir W. Waller; and having been dismantled, was restored by Dr Morley, Bishop of Winchester. Farnham was formerly noted for its cloth manufacture, which is now quite extinct. It is chiefly celebrated for hops of a very superior quality, extensively cultivated in the vicinity. Market-day, Thurs- day. Cobbet was born in the parish of Farnham in 1762, and his remains are interred near the main entrance of the church.