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Staines
Staines (Surrey)
Staines

Staines shown within Surrey
Population 24,097
OS grid reference TQ045715
District Spelthorne
Shire county Surrey
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STAINES
Postcode district TW18
Dialling code 01784
Police Surrey
Fire Surrey
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Spelthorne
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

Coordinates: 51°25′60″N 0°29′51″W / 51.433315, -0.497382

Staines is a Thames-side town in the Spelthorne borough of Surrey and part of the London Commuter Belt of South East England, but remains within the postal county of Middlesex. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government History Spelthorne appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Spelet(horne. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping 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 This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Surrey Police is the Home Office police force of the county of Surrey in the south of England The force is lead by Temporary Chief Constable The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the County of Surrey, England, with 24 fire stations The South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb is the NHS Ambulance Services Trust for south-eastern England, covering Kent (including Medway South East England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Spelthorne is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the ceremonial county of Surrey, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. History Spelthorne appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Spelet(horne. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The London commuter belt is the Metropolitan area surrounding London, England from which it is possible to commute to work in the capital South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. It is a suburban development within the western bounds of the M25 motorway and located 17 miles (27 km) west south-west of Charing Cross in London. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. Charing Cross is located at the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street in Central London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

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History

Main article: History of Staines

Early history

The name Staines is thought to derive from Old English for 'stones', due to a long-lost site of monoliths in nearby Stanwell. History of Staines in Surrey, England 43 — First Staines Bridge built by the Roman Empire 1086 — Domesday A monolith is a geological feature such as a Mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock or a single piece of rock placed as or within a monument Stanwell is a suburban village in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne. Others believe the name to derive from 'St Anne's in the Thames'.

There has been a bridge since Roman times (hence the Roman name of the town ad Pontes which translates as "at the bridge"). This is a list of crossings of the River Thames including bridges tunnels and ferries This page refers to the conquest begun in AD 43 For other Roman invasions see Caesar's invasions of Britain and Carausian Revolt. Claudius led the Romans into Britain in 43 AD and they settled in Staines the same year. Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I ( August 1, 10 BC &ndash October 13, AD 54 ( Tiberius Claudius Drusus from birth to Soon after this invasion the first Staines Bridge was constructed to provide an important Thames crossing point on main road from Londinium (London) to Calleva Atrebatum, near the present-day village of Silchester. Staines Bridge is a road bridge running in a south-west to north-east direction across the River Thames in Surrey. Calleva Atrebatum (or Silchester Roman Town) was an Iron Age Oppidum and subsequently a Town in the Roman province of Britannia Silchester is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Hampshire.

Staines appears on the Middlesex domesday map in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Stanes. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey It was held by Westminster Abbey. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church Its domesday assets were: 19 hides. 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 It had 6 mills worth £3 4s 0d, 2 weirs worth 6s 8d, 24 ploughs, meadow for 24 ploughs, and some cattle. A grinding mill is a Unit operation designed to break a solid material into smaller pieces WEIR (1430 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format 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. The plough ( American spelling plow; both plaʊ is a Tool used in Farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed It rendered £35. [1]

A border stana, or stone, on the bank of the River Thames, dated 1280, still remains, indicating the western limit of the City of London jurisdiction over the Thames. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically (Although familiarly known as the 'London Stone', it is not to be confused with the more famous (and probably more ancient) London Stone in Cannon Street in the City of London). London Stone is the name given to a number of boundary stones which stand beside rivers in south east England. The London Stone is a stone that is said to be the place from which the Romans measured all distances in Britannia.

The situation of Staines as a major crossing point over the River Thames, its position on the main road from London to the southwest, and its proximity to Windsor has led to the town being involved in national affairs. Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. The barons assembled there before they met King John at Runnymede in 1215, and Stephen Langton held a consecration there shortly after the issue of Magna Carta. Runnymede is a Water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the county of Surrey, England, associated with the signing of the Magna Carta Stephen Cardinal Langton (c 1150 &ndash July 9, 1228) was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1207 and his death in 1228 and was a central Magna Carta ( Latin for Great Charter, literally " Great Paper " also called Magna Carta Libertatum ( Great Charter of Freedoms Sir Thomas More was tried in 1535 in a Staines public house, to avoid the outbreak of plague in London at that time. Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535 from 1935 Saint Thomas More, was an English Lawyer, author and statesman who in his lifetime gained Kings and other important people must have passed through the town on many occasions: the church bells were rung several times in 1670, for instance, when the king and queen went through Staines. [2]

During the period 1642–48 there were skirmishes on Staines Moor and numerous troop movements over Staines Bridge during the Civil War. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists.

Modern history

Staines was the major producer of linoleum, a type of floor covering, after the formation of the Linoleum Manufacturing Company in 1864 by its inventor, Frederick Walton. Linoleum is a Floor covering made from solidified Linseed oil (linoxyn in combination with Wood flour or cork dust over a Burlap or Canvas Linoleum became the main industry of the town and was a major employer in the area up until the 1960s. In 1876 about 220 and in 1911 about 350 people worked in the plant. By 1957 it employed some 300 people and in 1956 the factory produced about 3,200 sq yd. of linoleum each week. The term 'Staines Lino' became a world-wide name but the factory was closed around 1970 and is now the site of the Two Rivers shopping centre. A bronze statue of two lino workers in Staines High Street commemorates the Staines Lino Factory. The Spelthorne Museum in Staines has a display dedicated to the Linoleum Manufacturing Company.

Staines was the site of the Staines air disaster in 1972, at the time the worst air crash to have occurred on British soil, until the Lockerbie disaster of 1988. British European Airways Flight 548 was a scheduled air service operated by British European Airways (BEA from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Zaventem An aviation accident is defined in the International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 13 See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The crash was commemorated in June of 2004, with the opening of a dedicated garden, created at the request of relatives, near to the crash site, and the unveiling of a stained glass window at St. Marys Church, where a memorial service was held.

Staines Urban District

In 1894, the Local Government Act 1894 created the Staines Urban District of Middlesex. The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict c 73 created a system of Urban districts and Rural districts with elected councils in all areas of England Staines was a local government district from 1894 to 1974 around the town of Staines. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. In 1965, under the London Government Act 1963, most of the rest of Middlesex became part of Greater London while Staines Urban District was transferred to Surrey. The London Government Act 1963 (1963 c 33 is an act of the UK parliament, which recognised officially the Conurbation known as Greater London Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the Staines Urban District was abolished and its area combined with that of the former Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District to form the present-day borough of Spelthorne. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Sunbury on Thames - also known as Sunbury - was a local government district from 1894 to 1974 around the town of Sunbury-on-Thames, also covering Littleton History Spelthorne appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Spelet(horne.

Economy

The proximity to London and Heathrow have attracted a number of companies: BUPA (medical insurance), LogicaCMG (telecommunications and IT consultants) have major offices, NDS (conditional access DRM provider), Siemens Building Automation Division have their national headquarters here and British Gas (part of Centrica). Bupa is a Healthcare organisation with bases on three continents and more than seven million customers in 192 countries Logica () is a UK -based global IT and management consultancy company Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support NDS Group plc ( is a DRM and Conditional access firm Its major shareholder is News Corporation. Conditional Access (abbreviated CA) is the protection of content by requiring certain criteria to be met before granting access to this content Digital rights management ( DRM) is a generic term that refers to Access control technologies used by hardware manufacturers publishers and Copyright holders Samsung Electronics Research Institute (SERI), Samsung's U. K. R&D Division, is based in Staines.

Culture

Staines is the home of the fictional character Ali G and rock band Hard-Fi who have been influenced lyrically by the surroundings and everyday lifestyle in Staines. Ali G ( AKA Ali stair Leslie G raham was a satirical Fictional character invented and played by English Comedian Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003

Exterior shots of the ITV sitcom Is It Legal? were filmed in Staines. Is It Legal? is a British Television Sitcom set in a Solicitors office in Hounslow, West London, that ran from

The administrative offices of Spelthorne Borough Council are located at Knowle Green. History Spelthorne appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Spelet(horne. The town has recently unveiled a revitalised Thames-side with landscaping and sculptures. The Town Hall (now a bar) is a pleasant Victorian blend of Italian and Flemish influences set in a small square. Some well preserved Georgian town houses line Clarence Street (named after the Duke of Clarence). Church Street and The Lammas house some lovely Georgian and Victorian properties clustered around the parish church of St Mary. Most housing in the town is middle class in nature with plenty of green spaces (Staines Moor, Shortwood Common, Knowle Green, Leacroft, The Lammas and Laleham Abbey to the immediate south). Staines Moor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey, England. Staines Bridge spans the Thames with a graceful three arch structure completed in 1832. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Until the 14th century Staines was the tidal limit, now downstream at Teddington. Teddington is in London, England on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham.

Thorpe Park, an amusement park with several distinctly themed areas, is near to the town. Thorpe Park is a theme park located in Surrey, United Kingdom. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group

Shopping

Staines has a fairly compact town centre mainly focused on a wide pedestrianised High Street, housing most familiar names such as Waterstones, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, TK Maxx, Monsoon and HMV where Hard-Fi organised a CD signing on 10 March 2008. Waterstone's is a United Kingdom –based chain of bookshops. Marks & Spencer Group plc (also M&S, Marks and Sparks, and Marks) is a British Retailer with 843 stores in more than 30 Debenhams plc ( is a British -based retailer operating under a Department Store format in the UK and franchise stores in other countries TK Maxx is a chain of off-price Department stores in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Germany. Monsoon Stores are a design-led Retailer operating two highly successful chains - Monsoon and Accessorize His Master's Voice, today usually abbreviated to HMV, is a famous Trademark in the music business and for many years was the name of a large record label Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Smaller independent units can be found in Church Street including Iris Bloomfield Florists and Refresh Juice Cafe, Clarence Street and the eastern end of the High Street. A market in the pedestrianised High Street is held every Wednesday and Saturday. It is one of the largest and busiest street markets in Surrey. A moderately-sized shopping centre (Elmsleigh) is directly behind the High Street. A retail park was opened in 2002 called Two Rivers which is bisected by the confluence of the rivers Wraysbury and Colne. Wraysbury (archaic spelling Wyrardisbury) is a Village in Berkshire, England. Colne is the second largest town in the borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 20000 Retailers include Waitrose as well as a Vue cinema, gym and cafes. Waitrose is the Supermarket division of the John Lewis Partnership, with 192 branches as of September 2008 In Computing, Visual User Environment ( VUE or HP-VUE) was Hewlett-Packard 's Desktop environment for the X Window System

Sport

Staines has two football clubs; Staines Town F.C. and Staines Lammas F.C.. Staines Town FC are a Non-League football team located in Staines, Middlesex, England. Staines Lammas Football Club is a football club based in the town of Staines, Middlesex, England. Staines Town play at the newly rebuilt Wheatsheaf Park ground and are currently in the Ryman Premier League. History The league was founded in 1905 and was strongly dedicated to Amateurism. Staines Town enjoy a strong rivalry with Hampton & Richmond Borough. Hampton & Richmond Borough FC are a football club based in the Suburb of Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, Staines Lammas were champions of the Combined Counties League Division One in 2007/08 and additionally run various age group teams. History The league's history can be traced back to 1978 when the Surrey Senior League underwent a metamorphosis in order to try to attract clubs from outside the county

Transport

The nearest station is Staines railway station serving London Waterloo, Weybridge, Windsor and Eton Riverside and Reading. Staines railway station is a railway station in Staines, Surrey. Weybridge railway station serves Weybridge in the Elmbridge district of Surrey, England. Windsor and Eton Riverside station is one of two terminal stations serving the town of Windsor in Berkshire, England. Reading railway station (formerly Reading General) is a major rail transport hub in Reading. Taxis are available from the station. The bus station is a five-minute walk from the railway station. Staines is also a short ride south of Heathrow Airport.

There are proposals to build a new line, called Heathrow Airtrack, from Staines to Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 station. Heathrow Airtrack is a proposed new UK rail link from Heathrow Airport 's Terminal 5 (T5 to Staines High Street railway station built Heathrow Terminal 5 station is a shared railway station at London 's Heathrow Airport, and opened on March 27 2008. As part of these proposals, a new station, to be called Staines High Street railway station would be built between the existing Staines station, and Wraysbury railway station. Staines High Street railway station was on the Windsor & Eton line of the London and South Western Railway. Wraysbury railway station is a Railway station serving the village of Wraysbury in Berkshire, England.

Nearest places

Staines neighbouring towns and villages are Egham, Wraysbury, Ashford, Stanwell and Laleham. Egham is a small town in the Runnymede borough of Surrey, in the south-east of England. Wraysbury (archaic spelling Wyrardisbury) is a Village in Berkshire, England. Ashford is a town almost entirely in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne in England, with a small part falling within Greater London Stanwell is a suburban village in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne. Laleham is a village in the borough of Spelthorne, in the county of Surrey in South East England and is close to Staines. About 4 miles north east of Staines is the large Heathrow airport.

The area between Egham and Staines town centres is known as Egham Hythe. Egham Hythe is a place between Egham and Staines in Surrey, England, extending south of the River Thames towards Thorpe Lea (

Famous residents

Local media

A number of local newspapers are available in Staines, these include:

References

  1. ^ Surrey Domesday Book
  2. ^ 'Staines: Introduction', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. Earl of Lucan was a title in the Peerage of Ireland which has been possessed by two related Irish families in creations of 1691 and 1795 Laleham is a village in the borough of Spelthorne, in the county of Surrey in South East England and is close to Staines. Norman George Lorimer Hunter (born Sydenham, England, November 23, 1899 - died Staines, February 23, 1995) Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 &ndash 15 April 1888 was an English Poet, and Cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, October 29, 1944, in Tyseley, Birmingham) is an English Songwriter Christine Keeler (born February 22, 1942) is an English former model and Showgirl. Bobby Davro is a British Actor and Comedian. He is mainly known for his work as an impressionist. Bill Nankeville (born March 24, 1925) was a British national champion mile runner and won the AAA mile title four times in five years between 1948 and 1952 David Tennant (born David John McDonald; 18 April 1971 is a Scottish Actor. Richard Bernard Murdoch ( 6 April 1907 in Keston, Kent - 9 October 1990) was a British comedic radio Ali G ( AKA Ali stair Leslie G raham was a satirical Fictional character invented and played by English Comedian Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971 is a British Jewish Comedian, Writer and Golden Globe -winning Actor most noted Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 Richard John Archer (born January 18, 1977) is the frontman of UK Indie-rock band Hard-Fi. Ross Phillips is the guitarist for the band Hard-Fi and also provides Backing vocals. Steven Michael Kemp plays drums for the band Hard-Fi. Originally from Lancaster, he moved to London in his late teens due to a course and never left Jonathan Tickle (born 8 May 1974 in Norwich) is a television presenter in the UK who initially rose to fame as a contestant on the fourth series of the Steve Allen (Stephen William Allen b 17 March 1954, Bromley) is a British radio presenter on London station LBC 97 The Staines Informer is a weekly free newspaper distributed in the area in and around Staines. 13-8. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22225. Date accessed: 4 February 2006. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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