This picture, taken around the turn of the century, shows St.Mary's Church with Froyle Place behind.

Froyle is situated on the edge of the Downs above the Pilgrim's Way from Winchester to Canterbury. It is most likely that, in the winter months, the actual route taken by Pilgrims passed through the village to avoid the wet conditions in the valley of the River Wey.

There was a Church at FROLI (mentioned in the Domesday Book) in 1086. The present Church of St. Mary's, in Upper Froyle, was built between 1300 and 1350, consisting of a chancel, nave and steeple. In 1722 the Church steeple was demolished, and replaced by a tower and clock. The stone above the clock still shows - John Baldwin, 1722.

Lower Froyle, which had the larger population of the two villages, was a collection of several large farms with their surrounding worker's cottages.