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Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames (Surrey)
Sunbury-on-Thames

Sunbury-on-Thames shown within Surrey
Population 27,415 (2001)
OS grid reference TQ105695
District Spelthorne
Shire county Surrey
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SUNBURY-ON-THAMES
Postcode district TW16
Dialling code 01932
Police Surrey
Fire Surrey
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Spelthorne
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

Coordinates: 51°26′N 0°26′W / 51.43, -0.43

Sunbury-on-Thames (also known as Sunbury) is a London commuter belt town in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne in 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 London commuter belt is the Metropolitan area surrounding London, England from which it is possible to commute to work in the capital Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. History Spelthorne appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Spelet(horne. 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 Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. It is located 16 miles (25 km) southwest of central London and bordered by Feltham and Hampton, flanked on the south by the River Thames. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Feltham is a town in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located about 13 miles (21 km west-southwest of central London at Charing Cross, 2 miles (3 Hampton is a town on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England.


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History

The earliest evidence of occupation in Sunbury is provided by the discovery of Bronze Age funerary urns dating from the 10th century BC. An urn is a Vase, ordinarily covered and without handles that usually has a narrowed neck above a footed Pedestal. It is mentioned in the Sunbury Charter in AD 962. Events By Place Europe February 2 — Pope John XII crowns Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor. Many years later the arrival of Huguenot refugees gave the name to French Street. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth

Sunbury was in the Middlesex Domesday map in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Suneberie. 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 Its Domesday assets were: 7 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 5 ploughs, meadow for 6 ploughs, cattle pasture. 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 £6. [1]

The riverside St Mary's Anglican Church and the Ferry House nearby are mentioned in the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Oliver Twist (1838 is Charles Dickens' second Novel. The book was originally published in Bentley's Miscellany as a serial Other literary references include the difficulty of rowing up Sunbury backwater in "Three men in a boat" by Jerome K. Jerome, and Sunbury Cross under a pall of smoke during "The War of the Worlds" by H.G.Wells. Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog, published in 1889 is a humorous account by Jerome K Jerome Klapka Jerome ( May 2, 1859 – June 14, 1927) was an English writer and Humorist, best known for the humorous travelogue The War of the Worlds (1898 by H G Wells, is an early Science fiction Novel which describes an invasion of England by Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political

Sunbury was once the residence of Admiral Hawke who blockaded Rochefort in 1757 and in 1758 he directed the blockade of Brest for six months. Edward Hawke 1st Baron Hawke, KB ( February 21 1705 &ndash October 16 1781) was a naval officer of the Royal Navy

In 1889 a group of music hall stars met in the Magpie hotel in Lower Sunbury to form the Grand Order of Water Rats. The Grand Order of Water Rats is an entertainment industry charity based in London, England. The pub itself was named after the horse that one of the entertainers owned, whilst the Grand Order was named because the Magpie (a trotting pony) had been described as a drowned water rat. The Three Fishes in Green Street is one of the oldest pubs in Surrey, thought to date back to the 16th Century.

Sunbury-on-Thames was historically part of Middlesex, forming the Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District from 1894. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. 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 [2] In 1965, the majority of Middlesex was absorbed into Greater London. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. However, the Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District was instead transferred to Surrey. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. [2] The Royal Mail did not adopt the change in 1965 and the postal county remained Middlesex; although postal counties are no longer officially in use. The postal counties of the United Kingdom, now known officially as the former postal counties, were subdivisions of the UK in routine use by the Royal Mail The postal counties of the United Kingdom, now known officially as the former postal counties, were subdivisions of the UK in routine use by the Royal Mail [3] In 1974 the urban district was abolished and it has since formed part of the borough of Spelthorne. History Spelthorne appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Spelet(horne. [4]

The town today

Geographically, Sunbury comprises two areas. The area adjacent to the river is commonly known as Lower Sunbury, or Sunbury Village, and has a quaint, almost rural, atmosphere, while the area around and to the north of Sunbury Cross, where the M3 begins, is properly known as Sunbury Common. Lower Sunbury is a part of the town of Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England, which lies between the River Thames and the M3 Motorway The M3 motorway is a Motorway in Hampshire and Surrey, England. It is more urban and is home to a number of large companies including Chubb and BP, as well as a mixture of national and local traders including a 1960s shopping centre and a large Tesco Extra superstore. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain Marking the western border of Sunbury is the Queen Mary Reservoir which was constructed in 1925. The Queen Mary Reservoir is one of the largest of London's reservoirs in the Staines / Sunbury area in West London within the borough of Spelthorne This is also home to a sailing club and is regularly used by local schools and youth organisations to teach water sports skills. Lower Sunbury has become increasingly popular with young first time buyers looking to start families. The mixture of Victorian terraces and 1930s semi detached houses in the leafy village offers a favourable and more affordable alternative to London. Lower Sunbury is usually defined as the area south of Sunbury Cross (Junction 1 on the M3). A conservation area within Sunbury village has been recognised to cover Thames Street and this reflects its historic buildings, many pubs, restaurants and a beautiful stretch of river bank leading up to the Church.

Sunbury is a largely suburban town with a number of high-rise office buildings and industrial estates clustered around the M3 and the A308 (Staines Road West) and A316 (Country Way) trunk roads. The M3 motorway is a Motorway in Hampshire and Surrey, England. Sunbury was previously the home of BP's Engineering and Research Centre, located to the north of Sunbury on the site of Meadhurst House, formerly owned by the Cadbury family. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major The site is now Sunbury Business Park and is home to a large number of BP's business units. A number of other companies, including Chubb, also have a presence. Chubb Locks is a brand name of the Mul-T-Lock subsidiary of the Assa Abloy Group which manufactures high security locking systems for residential and commercial applications

The Avenue, Sunbury, has been the home of the London Irish Rugby Club since 1932 although since 2001 its premiership team has played at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, Berkshire. For the British Army regiment see London Irish Rifles London Irish (also known as The Exiles) is an English Rugby 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 Madejski Stadium is a football Stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between However hundreds of minis, youngsters and adults turn out for the club each weekend in Sunbury during the rugby season. A few hundred metres to the east of Sunbury Cross is Kempton Park Racecourse. Kempton Park Racecourse is a Horse racing track in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England, which is a western suburb of London 16 miles

Sunbury Court, in Lower Sunbury, is the home of the High Council of the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service.

Lower Sunbury is the home of the Sunbury Millennium Embroidery. [1] The embroidery was conceived and designed in the 1990s and completed in 2000. Since July 2006 its permanent home is the purpose built Sunbury Millennium Embroidery Gallery, within the well-tended Walled Garden adjoining Sunbury Park. With the opening of a café within the gallery building, which architecturally resembles a boat, this has rapidly become a popular spot for locals and tourists alike, just across the road from a picturesque stretch of the Thames. The Walled Garden also hosts annual concerts and plays in the summer months. In July of each year, Lower Sunbury is the start of the colourful traditional ceremony of Swan Upping, where two livery companies carry out marking of the swans on the upper reaches of the River Thames. Swan Upping is an annual ceremonial and practical activity in England in which Mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up caught marked The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. In August, the traditional Sunbury Amateur Regatta takes place on the stretch of the river around Rivermead Island. The Sunbury Amateur Regatta is a Regatta on the River Thames at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England. Rivermead Island is an island in the River Thames on the reach above Molesey Lock at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England.

Local leisure, and entertainment

Famous people

Joe Gormley, Adam Faith, Dickie Valentine, Admiral Edward 1st Baron Hawke, Karl Green (bassist for Herman's Hermits), Nick Thorpe (bassist for Curiosity Killed the Cat), Ben Homewood (of The Bill fame), Kerry Norton (Bad Girls, actress and singer)[Diana Dors - actress]. Joseph (Joe Gormley Baron Gormley, OBE ( 5 July 1917 &ndash 27 May 1993) was President of the National Union of Mineworkers Terence (Terry Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (23 June 1940 East Acton, London &mdash 8 March 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Dickie Valentine ( 4 November 1929, &mdash May 1971 was a popular Singer in the 1950s Edward Hawke 1st Baron Hawke, KB ( February 21 1705 &ndash October 16 1781) was a naval officer of the Royal Navy Karl Green (born Karl Anthony Green 31 July 1947, Davyhulme, Urmston, Lancashire) was Bass guitarist and Backing Herman's Hermits were an English Pop band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as 'Herman & The Hermits' For the proverb see Curiosity killed the cat. Curiosity Killed the Cat were a British band that found success in Harlon Haveland (Actor) Captain Joseph Reid (adventurer) Mal Evans ( Beatles roadie), David Nash (Middlesex County Cricketer - Current), Gordon Hill,Man utd and England.

Nearest places

Transport

Road

Rail

Air

Emergency services

Sunbury is served by these emergency sevices:

References

  1. ^ Surrey Domesday Book
  2. ^ a b Vision of Britain - Sunbury UD (historic map)
  3. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  4. ^ Arnold-Baker, C. , Local Government Act 1972, (1973)

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