The settlement at Hammer took its name from an iron mill which was active there from before 1573 until at least 1730. There were also other iron works in the district including one partly in what is now Fernhurst parish, in Furnace Wood near Lower Lodge Farm, apparently started a little before 1620. The associated water supply is still named Furnace Pond and is just south of Linchmere village centre.

References

* Ordnance Survey Explorer (scale 1:25,000) map 133 Haslemere & Petersfield

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