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The church was probably formed around 1,300 years ago when monks from Chertsey set up a church to serve the area that is now Woking Borough. The church is thought to have been destroyed by Vikings around 1030–60. The church was rebuilt by 1066. Woking appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wochinges.
Woking (/ ˈ w oʊ k ɪ ŋ / 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.
Woking Borough Council is the local authority for Woking in Surrey, England. The council consists of 30 councillors, three for each of the 10 wards in the town. [ 3 ] It is currently controlled by the Liberal Democrats , led by Ann-Marie Barker. [ 4 ]
Woking is a town and borough in Surrey, around 23 mi (37 km) southwest of central London. In addition to the town of Woking, the borough also includes the settlements of Brookwood, Knaphill, Pyrford, Byfleet and West Byfleet. The first surviving record of the settlement is from Domesday Book of 1086, in which the manor appears as Wochinges. [1]
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 borough coat of arms was installed on two of the external walls of this structure. Internally, the principal room was the council chamber which featured a stained-glass window behind the mayor's chair. The stained glass recalled various aspects of local history including the railway, the canal and the airport. [3]
Woking Town Centre has a population of 62,000 with the Borough housing 92,000. Woking was included in the Domesday Book under the name Wochinges. Woking has a Tudor palace (It is actually an old hunting lodge), although it is in ruins. Woking is one of the largest towns in Surrey.
Woking was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. It includes the town of Woking and the Borough of Woking . The Hundred comprised the parishes of: Ash , East Clandon , West Clandon , East Horsley , West Horsley , Merrow , Ockham , Pirbright , Send and Ripley , Stoke Juxta Guildford , Wanborough , Windlesham , Wisley , Woking and Worplesdon .