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The first known brewery in the area was founded in Old Woking in 1715 and continued to trade until 1890. Brewery Road in Horsell is named for the business owned by the Stedman family, which operated from the 1860s until the 1910s.
Woking appears in written materials which, though created in the 12th century at Peterborough Abbey, formerly known as Medeshamstede, reliably describe earlier events. [3] The earliest of these is the grant by Pope Constantine (708–715) of privileges to a monastery at Wochingas. [4]
This is a list of famous or notable people born in, or associated with, the Borough of Woking in England, who have a Wikipedia page. Woking is a town and borough in Surrey , around 23 mi (37 km) southwest of central London.
Woking Football Club is a professional association football club, based in Woking, Surrey, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, they joined the Isthmian League in 1911–12 and won the FA Amateur Cup in 1957–58. Woking were relegated twice in 1982–83 and ...
Woking "was a market town in the 17th century, although a little-known one". [9] Its centre was what is now known as the Old Woking area, nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the present town centre.
Old Woking is a ward and the original settlement of the town and borough of Woking, Surrey, about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) southeast of the modern town centre.It is bounded by the Hoe Stream to the north and the River Wey to the south and between Kingfield to the west and farmland to the east.
The Shah Jahan Mosque (also known as Woking Mosque) on Oriental Road, Woking, England, is the first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom. Built in 1889, it is located 30 miles (50 km) southwest of London. It is a Grade I listed building. [1] The Mosque carries out interfaith activities with the aim of promoting understanding, peace and ...
The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, also known simply as Italia Conti, [1] is a drama school based in Woking, England.It was founded by the English actress Italia Conti in 1911. [2]