Westcott, United Kingdom

Bury Hill, between Dorking and Westcott, was recorded in the 15th century. It became a manor, formed from waste (infertile land) of the manor of Milton, Dorking. James Walter bought the land in 1753, built the house there, and planted the grounds. He died 1780, after which the 3rd Viscount Grimston, his daughter's husband, succeeded him. In 1812, his son and heir, about to be created Earl of Verulam, sold the property to a wealthy Scot, Robert Barclay, and it descended to his Barclay heir in the Edwardian period, when The Nower was "a favourite place to walk for Dorking people". He was the ancestor of comedy executive/producer Humphrey Barclay.

Many pre-1800 listed buildings, including some that are thatched, are in the lanes leading off the A25, including Leslie Howard's (actor 1893–1943) Stowe Maries, built in the 1550s, in Balchins Lane. Milton Street and Westcott Street lead to several more old buildings. The Church of the Holy Trinity is Grade II listed because it was designed in 1851, by Sir George Gilbert Scott, and is made of knapped flint with ashlar quoins/dressings. Its spire has a clock, striking bell and weather vane, and there is a small western turret. Charles Barclay of Bury Hill gave equivalent to £120,702 in 2025 for it to be built, and Lady Mary Leslie the same, as an endowment. The clock was installed to commemorate the Jubilee of 1887. The parsonage was built at the expense of Barclay and the secular Westcott School was built by subscription in 1854. The infant school was also built by subscription, in 1882.

It became a chapelry of Dorking in the Victorian period. It contributed significantly to the wealth and trade of the town, principally from wool and meat from sheep farming on the North Downs within the parish bounds.