Wrythe

The downs and the Wrythe belong, to the best of the overseers' belief, to the lord of the manor. The downs let partly as a preserve for game, and partly as farm land, having public highways through the same, otherwise no particular right.

1866 August 10, William Cowper, “Copy of Ordnance Survey of Commons and Open Spaces within the Metropolitan Police District”, in Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, volume 59, British House of Commons, page 14

In the transformation of Surrey, to make it a bright and modern suburbia, many of the quaint features of its quiet spote are disappearing. The pretty little village of Carshalton has grown so hugely of late years that now it is a quite different placed altogether. The Wrythe, Carshalton, is, as its name indicates, an ancient spot, and some of the quaintest buildings are in its neighbourhood.

1909 January 5, “A Lost Village in Surrey”, in The Morning Leader, page 7

I have seen no Rosemary or Pennyroyal, and only very little Chamomile. On Mr. Carter's farm, at The Wrythe, Carshalton, I noted with interest a small experimental bed of this last plant, and was given to understand that the cultivation of the plant would be seriously taken up if there proved to be sufficient demand for it.

1931, The Gardeners' Chronicle (Third Series), volume 90, page 134

From Imber Court you drive south-east, through the newly budded, still-rural lanes of Surrey, past Esher and the Wrythe until you come to Carshalton. Lestrade's number was taken down by many an astonished copper, wobbling on his bike in the wind created by the Lanchester.

1991, M. J. Trow, Lestrade and the Magpie (Inspector Lestrade), Constable & Robinson, →ISBN, page 182

The meeting concluded with Mr. Bill Gibson declaring that the River Wrythe flood prevention scheme had fallen between three stools – the county, Thames Authority and Elmbridge Council.

1972 November 14, “Hinchley Wood 'dirty and untidy'”, in Esher News and Mail, number 2009, page 1

The source of the River Wandle has changed over time, but today its two sources are in Carshalton and Croydon. The Carshalton branch of the river, however, is much smaller today compared to how it was when the Saxons first settled here. For this reason, the Carshalton branch has now become a tributary of the River Wandle, known as the River Wrythe.

2024 February 15, Olivia Herlihy, “Carshalton Ponds: A Starting or Finishing Point for the Wandle Trail”, in Wandle News

It started as a single house, occupied by the Austen family, but Austenasia now has an empire. There is Wrythe, Glencarrog - a square foot of land in Scotland and Zephyria, which is not far from Wrythe and became part of the empire when Sir William allowed his house to become annexed by Austenasia.

2013 February 26, Mike Murphy-Pyle, “Emperor Jonathan I crowned leader of micronation Austenasia”, in Yourlocalguardian

Despite the fact that Wrythe is bordered on three other sides to other houses and back gardens, none of those borders are currently open to tourists, so you have to walk in through the driveway. Once you are in the driveway of Wrythe, you are officially in Austenasia.

2015 March 25, Jonny Blair, “World Borders: How to Get to Wrythe, Austenasia (Within Carshalton, England)”, in dontstopliving.net

It's also worth mentioning that up the road from The Sun is Wrythe, the capital city of the Empire of Austenasia, a self-declared sovereign state and suburban terraced house, home to time-rich student Jonathan Austen (Prime Minister) and his dad Terry Austen (Emperor).

2019 March 29, Mark Beckett, “Carshalton Village: A Ross Amongst Thorns”, in Deserter

Austenasia proudly states it's a nation of 85 citizens and Emperor Jonathan I (pictured in the centre with two tourists in his house) is usually happy to welcome curious visitors to his capital, Wrythe – subject to prior arrangement.

2024 March 13, Sandra Schröpfer, “Secrets of the world's tiniest nations”, in loveEXPLORING