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  Chobham shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 3,800 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Surrey Heath |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woking |
| Postcode district | GU24 |
| Dialling code | 01276 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Surrey Heath |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
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Chobham, Surrey is a small village in NW Surrey, England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland About fifteen minutes drive from the London railway line stations at Woking to the south and Sunningdale to the north. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Sunningdale is a large Village and Civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire. The River Bourne runs through the village and floods it occasionally. River Addlestone Bourne should not be confused with the River Bourne Chertsey. [1]
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History
The village lies within the Godley hundred, a Saxon administrative area. Godley was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. Egham, Thorpe, Chertsey and Chobham are all mentioned in For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south
Chobham appears in Domesday Book as Cebeham. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey It was held by Chertsey Abbey. Chertsey Abbey, dedicated to St Peter was a Benedictine monastery located at Chertsey in the English county of Surrey. Its domesday assets were: 10 hides; 1 church, 1 chapel, 16 ploughs, 10 acres of meadow, woodland worth 130 hogs. The hide was a unit used in assessing land for liability to " Geld " or land tax in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th centuries The plough ( American spelling plow; both plaʊ is a Tool used in Farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by Grass and other non- Woody plants. Ecologically a woodland is an area covered in trees differentiated from a Forest. Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times It rendered £15 10s 0d. [2]
St Lawrence Church is on the High Street. Its earliest parts date from about 1080 although there may have been an earlier church on the site. It is dedicated to St Lawrence, who was martyred in Rome in 258. Events By Place Roman Empire The Goths ravage Asia Minor and Trabzon.
Surrounded by Chobham Common which is heathland of little agricultural value, the village was traditionally a poor rural isolated community. Chobham Common is a area of lowland heath a globally rare and threatened habitat, in Surrey, England. During mediaeval times, Chobham was part of the Chertsey Abbey estates. Chertsey Abbey, dedicated to St Peter was a Benedictine monastery located at Chertsey in the English county of Surrey. The abbots' management was conservative and restrictive.
When the railways were developed in the nineteenth century, the main lines went north and south of the village, passing through the nearby then smaller villages of Sunningdale and Woking. Sunningdale is a large Village and Civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire. Thus Chobham has remained largely undeveloped whilst Woking has grown into the large town it is today. Chobham is probably most famous for the tank factory that was once carved out of Chobham Common and created Chobham armour. A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods Chobham Common is a area of lowland heath a globally rare and threatened habitat, in Surrey, England. Chobham armour is the name informally given to a Composite armour developed in the 1960s at the British Tank research centre on Chobham Common However, there are also the reputed "treacle mines" (where it is said soldiers had buried their treacle tins before going off to the Crimean war). Treacle mining is the (fictitious Mining of Treacle (similar to Molasses) in a raw form similar to coal Queen Victoria visited their camp. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Today
This corner of Surrey is one of the fastest developing areas in Britain with house prices to match. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lying between M3 and M25 motorways, the expansion of nearby Heathrow Airport - all combine to increase the demand for land for industry and housing as well as greatly increasing the traffic that the village is required to bear. The M3 motorway is a Motorway in Hampshire and Surrey, England. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious"
The four pubs in the area are:
- The Grove, towards Knaphill, a pub with a public bar and a saloon bar, holds regular live music and karaoke. Knaphill is a dispersed urban village in Surrey, UK. To the east is Woking, to the west eventually is Aldershot, while to the north and
- The Red Lion, Burrowhill, recently renovated and over 21's only.
- The Sun Inn, the last remaining pub in the High St - saved by local villagers that bought it to prevent it being converted to a restaurant.
- The Four Horseshoes, at Burrowhill - classical English village green setting, complete with a baker and blacksmith. This article refers to the cooking profession For other uses see Baker (disambiguation A baker is someone who primarily Bakes blacksmith is a person who creates objects from Iron or Steel by Forging the Metal; i There is an area to sit outside in the summer time.
Chobham Rugby Club has 6 senior teams, the 1st XV, 2nd XV (Cannons), 3rd XV, 4th XV (Devils), 5th XV (Crusaders)& Veterans (Martyrs). Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School
The 1st XV play in London Division 2 South (Level 6), finishing third in their first season at this level (07/08). All four other senior teams play in the John O'Neil and Partners Surrey Reverse leagues. The Devils won their league cup in the 2006/7 season. Chobham won London 3SW in 2006/07.
There is also a large junior and mini section with many County and Divisional players. One of the products of the youth system, Dan Frazier, has just signed with NEC Harlequins at 18.
Notable resident
Peter Gabriel of the band Genesis was born here. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. [3]
Simon Posford aka Hallucinogen was born here. Hallucinogen is the Stage name of Simon Posford (born 1971 an Electronic musician specializing in Goa trance music from England [4]
References
- ^ BBC southern counties news
- ^ Surrey Domesday Book
- ^ Lyrics on demand
- ^ Simon Posford's Wikipedia Page
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