Woking (/ˈwoʊkɪŋ/) is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, England. It is at the southwestern edge of the Greater London Urban Area and is a part of the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of approximately 24 minutes to Waterloo station. Woking is 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Charing Cross in central London. Woking town itself, excluding the surrounding district, has a population of 62,796, with the whole local government district (the borough of Woking) having a population of 99,500 (mid-2011 estimate). Woking has been a Conservative area since the constituency was created in 1950, with Jonathan Lord elected as its Member of Parliament in the 2010 General Election.
Population: 103,932
Latitude: 51° 19' 8.51" N
Longitude: 0° 33' 32.15" E
Marymount International School is a non-selective independent day and boarding school for girls in Kingston upon Thames, London, England. Founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in 1955 it is open to children of all faiths or none.
Magna Carta Island is an island in the River Thames in England, on the reach above Bell Weir Lock. It is in Berkshire across the river from the water-meadows at Runnymede.
The M31 was planned as a Reading to M3 motorway which was dubbed the 'M3 – M4 link motorway'. It would have provided a direct high-speed route between the two motorways.
The Longford River is an English artificial waterway, a distributary designed to embellish a park, that diverts water 12 miles (19 km) from the River Colne at Longford near Colnbrook to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace where, at both, it has outl…
Langley railway station is a railway station in Langley, a suburb of Slough, Berkshire, England.
Hounslow Town was a London Underground station located in Hounslow, west London.
Horsell is an ancient village in the borough of Woking in Surrey, England, located less than a mile northwest of Woking town centre. In November 2012, its population was 9,384.
Heathrow Junction was a short-lived railway station built to serve London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom.
Heathrow Hub railway station is a proposed railway interchange to serve, principally, future High Speed 2 rail services for Heathrow Airport, England.
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Ham Polo Club is a Hurlingham Polo Association Polo Club situated in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is one of the oldest polo clubs in the United Kingdom and the last surviving club in London. The club occupies a location…
Farnham College is a sixth form college in Farnham, Surrey, UK. It is located on a single campus in a residential area just to the south of Farnham town centre, and is now a foundation college.
The Eel Pie Recording Studios, formerly Oceanic, were not located on the River Thames's Eel Pie Island but on the mainland in Ranelagh Drive by Twickenham Bridge. Originally a 1960s boathouse its riverside venue allowed Pete Townshend to commute the…
Dragon Falls is a log flume ride at the theme park Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Chessington, London, England. Designed by John Wardley and opened in 1987, it is located in the Mystic East area of the park.
Dorney Court is a grade I listed early Tudor manor house, dating from around 1440, located in the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire.
The Diana Fountain in Bushy Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is a seventeenth-century statue ensemble and water feature in an eighteenth-century setting with a surrounding pool and mile long tree lined vistas which honors the Rom…
Coulsdon College is a Sixth Form College for 16-19 year olds based in Old Coulsdon, London and is built on the site of Purley High School for Boys.
Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre is located in Harmondsworth, London Borough of Hillingdon. Colnbrook, adjacent to Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre and London Heathrow Airport, houses males and females. Colnbrook, which opened in August …