Risultati di ricerca
Woking è una località di 62 796 abitanti della contea del Surrey, in Inghilterra. Woking rientra nell'area metropolitana di Londra, trovandosi a 51 km a sud della stazione di Charing Cross. La località è nota principalmente per essere il luogo di nascita di Paul Weller e Richard Benson e per la presenza dell'azienda e scuderia di ...
- Woking (borough)
Woking è un borgo del Surrey, Inghilterra, Regno Unito, con...
- Woking (borough)
Website. www .woking .gov .uk. Woking ( / ˈwoʊkɪŋ / WOH-king) is a town and borough in northwest Surrey, England, around 23 mi (36 km) from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as Wochinges, and its name probably derives from that of a Saxon landowner.
- History
- Modern Housing Development
- Facilities
- Schools
- Politics
- Gallery
- See Also
Pre-history
There is some archaeological evidence of Late Bronze Age activity in Westfield. Late Bronze Age artefacts have been recovered from this area and are now stored in the British Museum.
16th century
Westfield was one of three ‘open fields’ of the ancient town of Woking (see Old Woking) and was first recorded in 1548. The ‘west’ field was in fact divided into two areas with the ‘lower west field’ occupying the area of present-day Westfield Avenue and the Football Ground and the ‘upper west field’ covering the area to the south and east of the Westfield Road. The Old Cricketers Inn and Cricketers Cottage on Westfield Common have a 16th-century provenance Built in the 16th century, Walnut T...
19th century
As well as the ‘common fields’ Westfield had a large area of ‘common land’ that, despite being bought by the London Necropolis Company in the mid-19th century, remains open even today. The registered common land is called Westfield Common.
All of the 'modern development' of Westfield (as well as Kingfield and Old Woking) has been on the former fields of the area, with the bounds of many of these fields still traceable in the estate boundaries.For example: 1. Rosebank Cottages occupies the property boundaries of the old Wilcox Farm. Development of this housing commenced after 1881 wit...
The Church of Saint Mark - Belonging to the Diocese of Guildford and the parish of Old Woking, Saint Mark's church was built in 1922 and holds regular services.The church is also home to the local...Westfield Surgery - Belonging to the Southview Surgery in Woking, Westfield Surgery offers medical services to the locals of the South Woking area.Westfield Dental and Implant Centre - Westfield also has a Dental and Implant Centre.Moorcroft Centre - The Moorcroft centre is a converted school and daycare centre.Westfield has a Primary School and Pre-School located down Bonsey Lane. There used to be a Secondary School called Highlands, though this formed with Horsell County Secondary School in Horsell to become Horsell High School, which later became Woking High School. Most local children attend either Westfield Primary School (Bonsey Lane), Send School, ...
Westfield, together with the areas of Kingfield, Shackleford Road, Old Woking & Gresham Park form the Hoe Valley electoral ward formed in 2015 which is named after the Hoe Stream a tributary of the River Wey Prior to the boundary change Westfield together with Barnsbury & Kingfield, formed an electoral ward of Woking called Kingsfield & Westfield. ...
Woking District and Recreation ClubPath leading to Moor LaneWestfield Common Play AreaOne of the Ponds on Westfield CommonL'area a nord delle Norh Downs è attraversata dai fiumi Wey e Mole. In quest'area centrale sono situate Guildford, storico capoluogo di contea, ed a nord di questa Woking . A nord la contea è pianeggiante ed è attraversata dal fiume Tamigi che bagna la città di Staines.
The skyline of Woking, the most populous settlement in Surrey, as seen from the western approach by railway. Surrey has a population of approximately 1.1 million people. [13] Its largest town is Woking with a population of 105,367, followed by Guildford with 77,057, and Walton-on-Thames with 66,566.
In Horsell Common there are three ancient bell barrow burial mounds that are around 3–4,000 years old. A possible explanation to these burial mounds (as Bell Barrow Mounds are not common in Surrey) is that they were built to 'commemorate leaders who had migrated from Wessex to colonise new lands'.
