| Stanwell | |
  Stanwell shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 12,067 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Spelthorne |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Staines |
| Postcode district | TW19 |
| 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 | |
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History
Stanwell is named after St Anne's Well.
Stanwell appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Stanwelle. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey It was held by Walter, son of Othere. Its domesday assets were: 15 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 4 mills worth £3 10s 0d and 375 eels, 3 weirs worth 1000 eels, 10 ploughs, meadow for 12 ploughs and woodland worth 12 hogs. A grinding mill is a Unit operation designed to break a solid material into smaller pieces True eels ( Anguilliformes) are an order of Fish, which consists of four suborders 19 families 110 Genera and approximately 600 WEIR (1430 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format True eels ( Anguilliformes) are an order of Fish, which consists of four suborders 19 families 110 Genera and approximately 600 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 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 £14. [3]
In 1603, Lord Knyvett was granted the manor of Stanwell. Thomas Knyvet (or Knevytt Knyvett Knevett Knevitt ( 1558 - 27 July, 1622) was the second son of Sir Henry Knyvet of Charlton, Wiltshire Lord Knyvett was the man who arrested Guy Fawkes in his attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Guy Fawkes ( 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606) sometimes known as Guido Fawkes, was a member of a group of English Stanwell's 12th century St Mary's church contains monuments to Lord and Lady Knyvett. It has Norman and Gothic architectural elements. For other buildings in Normandy see Architecture of Normandy. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. In 1838, an unknown species of rose was found in a local garden and given the name of Stanwell Perpetual. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A rose is a perennial flowering Shrub or vine of the Genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species
From 1930 Stanwell formed part of the Staines Urban District of Middlesex. 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 the 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.
After the Second World War, large scale housing society and council house building began, mostly to house airport workers. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom.
In 2004, the village won a Bronze Medal in the national Britain In Bloom[4] competition in the Urban Community category.
Famous Residents
- Thomas Knevytt, Member of Parliament in 1601, was given the manor of Stanwell for uncovering the Gunpowder Plot in 1603
- Nicholas Hilliard, painter leased Poyle Manor
- Richard Cox, British horticulturist, created Cox's Orange Pippin apple, first grown in his garden on the Bath Road
- Gary Numan, singer, was raised in Stanwell, attending the local Abbotsford School
- Pete Shaw, author and theatrical producer, was raised in Short Lane, Stanwell
- Vonn Ströpp, surrealist painter born in Stanwell in 1962
See also
References
Thomas Knyvet (or Knevytt Knyvett Knevett Knevitt ( 1558 - 27 July, 1622) was the second son of Sir Henry Knyvet of Charlton, Wiltshire The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 or the Powder Treason, as it was known at the time was a failed Assassination attempt by a group of provincial English Nicholas Hilliard (c 1547&ndash January 7, 1619) was an English Goldsmith and limner best known for his Portrait miniatures Cox's Orange Pippin is a Cultivar of Apple. The first plant was raised from a pip (of unknown origin possibly from a Ribston Pippin) around 1825 at Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician For the football player of the same name see Pete Shaw (football player. Vonn Ströpp or Vonn Stropp ( 1962, Stanwell, England) is the most-used of over 123 Pseudonyms used by a visionary painter Stanwell Park is a picturesque coastal village and northern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic