| Businesses
Directory |
The
Runnymede
Business Directory can be viewed on the Runnymede
Borough Council's Website. |
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| Car
Parking Facilities |
Sainsbury's
Central Car Park (short stay)
Heriot
Road Car Park (long stay)
Gogmore
Farm Car Park (long stay) |
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Chertsey's
Beginnings
Chertsey
was originally an island, surrounded by the Thames with its
tributary systems and undrained marshland.
In
666AD Chertsey Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, was founded by
Erkenwald. The Abbey survived two pillaging attacks by Vikings in
the 9th century, to become the wealthiest house in Surrey. The
Abbey had recovered by the time of the Doomsday Book and the
records also show that by the Middle Ages the Abbey held over
50,000 acres of lands in Thorpe, Egham, Weybridge and elsewhere.
It was frequently visited by the Plantaganet Kings, and in 1471
Henry VI was buried there after his murder during the Wars of the
Roses. The Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII.
Chertsey
developed around the monastery and was carefully planned, overseen
by the monks, to become the trade centre of the area. The towns
economy was based on agriculture and market gardening. Tile and
brick making was an important industry in the area from the 13th
to 20th centuries and some examples of these tiles can be seen at
the Chertsey Museum. In the early 18th Century a number of fine
buildings were built for gentry wanting to live away from London
that can be still seen today.
The
expansion of the town was largely due to the opening of the
railway station in 1848. Chertsey's historic centre has remained
largely unchanged until recent years when the continuing
redevelopment scheme for Chertsey is making many changes and
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| CHURCHES |
| Roman
Catholic
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St.
Anne's Church, Eastworth Road.
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Evangelical/Independent/
Free
Church
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Runnymede
Community Church, The Chertsey Hall, Heriot Road.
Chertsey
United Free Church, Windsor Street.
St
Peter's Shared Church, London Street. |
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| EDUCATION |
| Primary
Schools |
Christchurch
C of E Junior School
Tel: 01932 872323
Meadowcroft Infant School
Tel: 01932 561419
Email: info@meadowcroft.surrey.sch.uk
Pyrcroft Grange County Primary School
Tel: 01932 564094
St
Anne's Catholic Primary School
Tel: 01932 562251
Stepgates County Primary School
Tel: 01932 563022
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| Secondary
Schools |
Salesian
School R C
(Grant Maintained)
Tel: 01932 563233
Email: headteacher@salesian.surrey.sch.uk
Sir
William Perkins's School
Tel: 01932 563883/562161
Email:
office@swps.org.uk
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Nearest
Youth/
Adult
Education Centre
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The
Runnymede Centre
Tel:
01932 570329 |
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| FAMILY
FUN
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Chertsey
Meads Marine
Day
Boats and Cruisers for Hire on the Thames. Boat Moorings, Repairs
and Service.
Tel: 01932 564699
The
Great Cockrow Miniature Railway
Steam
hauled model railway, with two routes.
Tel: 01932 255500 or 01932 565474
Thorpe
Park
Theme park for all the family.
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Hotels
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Bridge Lodge
Tel:
01932 565644
The Crown Hotel
01932
564657
The
Olde Swan Hotel
01932
562129
The
Town Hall Tavern
01932
563045 |
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| Households |
31,656
(2001 Census Area Profile) |
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| Industrial
Parks |
Fordwater
Trading Estate
Gogmore
Lane (offices)
Hanworth
Lane Business Park
Hillswood
Business Park (leading IT Companies including Electronic Arts) |
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LIBRARY
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Surrey
County Library Service
The
Chertsey Library has been rebuilt, improved and reopened after a
fire in 2000. For details of the mobile library service or other
local libraries in the area please go to the Surrey
County Council web site. |
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LOCAL EVENTS |
The
Black Cherry Fair
(9th July 2005)
Chertsey
Agricultural Show
Betty
Holloway
Tel:
01932 564366
Chertsey
Regatta
Contact:
Nik Mundy on 01483 726863
Email:
chertseyregatta@btinternet.com |
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| LOCATION |
On
the River Thames, approximately twenty-five miles south-west of
Central London. Chertsey is situated close to the towns of Staines
to the north and Woking to the south. |
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| MARKETS |
Chertsey
Market
A
Saturday Market held on London Street, by Royal Charter in 1135
from Henry I.
Arts
& Crafts Market Easter
Street Event and Late Night Christmas Shopping Event, held
annually. |
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| MUSEUM |
Chertsey
Museum
The
Cedars, Windsor Street.
Admission
free.
Curator,
Emma Warren: 01932 565764 |
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| NEWSPAPERS |
The
Surrey Herald, Leader and Informer
89-91
Eastworth Road. KT16 8DX
Tel:
01932 561111 |
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| PARKS |
Abbey
Field, with a children's play area, cricket and football.
Chertsey
Meads, 170 acres of riverside land which is a habitat for a
variety of birds and wildlife.
Gogmore
Farm, a riverside park of high quality running through the centre
of the town with a large play area, tennis, chess, riverside
walks, etc.
St
Ann's Hill, a delightfully wooded viewpoint in which to play and
picnic, with excellent views of the locality. |
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| Population |
79,600
(Office of National Statistics 2001) |
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| Recycling
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Bottle
Banks: Sainsbury's Central Car Park, Heriot Road Car Park &
Chertsey Club, Pyrcroft Road.
Can,
Newspaper, Textiles & Shoe Banks: Sainsbury's Central Car Park
& Heriot Road Car Park. |
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| SPORTING
FACILITIES |
River
Bourne Health Club
Tel:
01932 560560
Also
available in Chertsey are clubs for cricket, football, rowing,
etc. |
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| TRANSPORT
FACILITIES |
| Road |
M25
Motorway (Junction 11).
Access
to major transport routes, to Heathrow and Gatwick Airports,
Central London and South East England.
Principal
Bus Operators:
Peterbus: 01932 872000 ext. 2218
Tellings Golden Miller: 01932 340617
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| Rail |
The
railway station was opened in 1848 and there are plans for the
revitalisation of the site as well as a planned direct commuter
link to London Waterloo in 2003. Currently it is on the loop line
linking the Reading-Waterloo line and Portsmouth-Waterloo line.
For
information of train times & bookings please click here for
the Railtrack
website.
Train
Operator: South West Trains: 0207 902 3732
National Rail Enquiry Line: 08457 484950
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| Air |
Gatwick
Airport:
Flight Enquiries:01293 535353
Heathrow
Flight Enquiries: 0181 759 4321
British
Airways: General Reservations/Enquiries: 0345 222111(24 Hours) |
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