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Egham (/ ˈ ɛ ɡ əm / EG-əm) is a town in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England, approximately 19 miles (31 km) west of central London.First settled in the Bronze Age, the town was under the control of Chertsey Abbey for much of the Middle Ages.
110 acres (45 ha) of broadleaved woodland on Coopers Hill Slopes, given in 1963 by the former Egham Urban District Council. [n 1] Long Mede is a meadow north of the ancient "mede" (meadow) [2] of Runnymede towards Old Windsor and has been used for centuries to provide good-quality hay from the alluvial pasture. Runnymede itself lies towards Egham.
The borough is named after Runnymede, a water meadow on the banks of the River Thames near Egham, which is connected with the sealing of Magna Carta by King John in 1215. It is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt , having some of the most expensive housing in the United Kingdom outside central London, such as the Wentworth Estate at ...
Egham Hythe, Pooley Green and Thorpe Lea are adjacent settlements in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England, approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of central London. They are separated from the town of Egham by the M25 and from Staines upon Thames by the River Thames .
This is a list of towns, villages and most notable hamlets and neighbourhoods in Surrey, a ceremonial and administrative county of England.. For lists relating to parts of London formerly in Surrey, see the London Boroughs of Croydon, Kingston upon Thames (Royal Borough), Richmond upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth.
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Egham railway station serves the town of Egham in Surrey, England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by South Western Railway , which also provides the train services. The station is on the Waterloo to Reading line , 21 miles 2 chains (33.8 km) from London Waterloo , between Virginia Water and Staines.
St. John's Church in Egham. St. John's Church, Egham or St. John the Baptist, Egham or St. John's Church is an evangelical Anglican church located in the centre of Egham, Surrey, in the Diocese of Guildford. [1] There are approximately 320 members on the Electoral Roll and a usual Sunday attendance in the region of 300.