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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.
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 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 ]
A borough called Woking had existed since 1974 and was controlled by the Conservative Party until the local elections in 1986.The partisan control of the borough has been as follows, with each poll electing one third of the seats, except where noted.
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.
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]
St Johns and Hook Heath is a suburban ward in Surrey consisting of two settlements founded in the 19th century in the medieval parish of Woking.The two 'villages' have residents' associations and are centred 2.5 km WSW and SW of Woking's town centre in the northwest of the English county – by including such suburbs, Woking is the largest town in the county.