Godalming Godalming slightly acid only freely draining sandy soil, whereas in the lower parts mentioned above it is slowly permeable loamy/clayey slightly acid but base-rich soil, which area includes the town centre itself. Surrey County Council, headquartered in Kingston, elected every four years, has two councillors from Godalming. Peter Martin, Deputy Leader of the county council and representative of Godalming South, Milford and Witley lives in Godalming. The town is divided into five wards; Binscombe, Central and Ockford, Charterhouse, Farncombe and Catteshall, and Holloway. Godalming has 10 representatives governing the Borough of Waverley, headquartered in Godalming: See Godalming Town Council website
Godalming Cricket Club facilities in the pavilion. It is a CASC registered club with HM Revenue and Customs. In August 2004 GCC played an Old England XI including John Lever, Derek Randall and Derek Underwood. This was a charity event to raise funds for Chace Children's Hospice. In February 2006, an arson attack destroyed the pavilion at nearby Thursley Cricket Club. Within hours, Godalming had offered the use of its facilities to Thursley. Godalming Cricket Club Godalming Cricket Club (GCC) is based at Godalming, Surrey, and was briefly a senior cricket team, playing 12 known important matches from 1821 to 1825. Its home