There were 151 places in the county of surrey in domesday book. Headley, near bordon hampshire home page for historical. Information files a b c d e f g h i j 1 filebook name rack shelf. Woking also offers popular cinema and theatre facilities, such as the new victoria theatre which offers a varied programme of events and productions throughout the year. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. New victoria theatre, woking box office buy tickets online. Though wokings earliest written appearance is in the domesday book, it is mentioned as the site of a monastery in an 8thcentury context, as wochingas. Mayford was mentioned in the domesday book in 1086, as maiford.
Need to get in touch with the new victoria theatre. At this time woking comprised 33 villagers, 9 smallholders with 20 ploughs and a church held by osbern also included was a meadow, 32 acres and woodland at 3 pigs. Atg tickets is the place to book your tickets for the upcoming shows an events at the new victoria theatre. The first evidence for the existence of woking is a mention in the domesday book. Rhs garden wisley garden in woking, woking visit south east. It is best known as the home of the nationally famous watermill theatre. Feb 15, 2014 woking is an unusual town as it is both very old and very new. Woking is an ancient town mentioned in the domesday book as far back as 1083 and was held by, amongst others. Bagnor is a hamlet in western berkshire, close to the largest town in that part of the county, newbury. Woking information online guide and directory with tourist. Oakwood house wisley lane, ripley, woking gu23 6qq england. Headley theatre club your local amateur dramatic society. With the main theatre, the small studio theatre, plus the sixscreen ambassador cinemas and bars in the same building cinemagoers and theatregoers alike are spoiled for choice. There was obviously land attached to the house because an entry in edward.
There is a manor of st marys which is called lambeth. Talks on windows, monuments, books and general aspects. Welcome to the woking theatre guide, book theatre tickets, find out whats on and all theatre information. Aug 21, 2017 hopefully, we can do better than that flimsy explanation.
Tv aerial installation woking 01483 255 871 aerial express. Its earliest known history was when it was included on the domesday book of 1086 for king william the conqueror under the name wochingas. Boasting state of the art facilities, excellent acoustics and clear sight lines it has hosted first class theatre from the likes of the royal shakespeare company, national theatre and the peter hall company. If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. It is situated about 4 miles southwest of woking, of. Though woking s earliest written appearance is in the domesday book, it is mentioned as the site of a monastery in an 8thcentury context, as wochingas. Over the years, the town has continually reinvented itself. Wisley itself appears in the doomsday book of 1086 and the church sits alongside a.
The village pub is the blackbird, which has stood in the village since the 17th century. Cinema and new victoria theatre and the leisure lagoon at pool in the park. Whitney queen of the night tickets new victoria theatre. The smaller, 228 seat rhoda mcgaw theatre is a performance space owned by woking borough council and managed by the ambassadors, woking. Henry vii built the palace from an earlier house in 1503 and both henry viii and elizabeth i remodelled it during their reigns. The ambassadors, the peacocks centre, woking gu21 6gq. Though wokings earliest written appearance is in the domesday book, it is.
There is evidence of basingestoches in the domesday book, along with another place called basing now the suburb of old basing, and there is evidence of an iron age hillfort in the suburb of winklebury. The saxon village of old woking appears in the domesday book but new woking is a nineteenthcentury town. Our knowledgeable staff can offer you advice and assist you with your planting for instant colour. A large town, civil parish and local government district located in the county of surrey, woking has a population of over 62,000 and is within londons commuter belt, being just 23 miles from central london. The stories behind surrey town and village names including. Old woking is mentioned in the domesday book but new woking was not developed until the nineteenth century as a result of the new railway system and the necessity to find land for a new cemetery because of a cholera epidemic in london. The name of the original stairs is extremely old and may even go back to those early times. Which later became hawker aviation and then hawker siddeley theatre. Surrey history of woking west end, surrey woking railway station old woking.
The name surrey comes from the old english sutherge meaning southern district and is first recorded in the anglosaxon chronicle for ad 722 as suthrige. Book tickets for events at the new victoria theatre, woking buy tickets online for musicals, plays and shows throughout the year. Start at the general information panel by the main gate entrance off ruislip high. The facsimile of the ruislip manor entry in the domesday book, in the. Twinned with three different towns rastatt in germany, amstelveen in the netherlands and le plessisrobinson in france, woking was selected as the setting for h. Domesday book valued the surrey estates of chertsey abbey in 1066 at.
Its local government district is the borough of guildford. The domesday book probably has clues to the answer on one of its pages. Consequently, the towns staines, woking, guildford, waltononthames, epsom. It was a saxon capital and the site of the saxon church remains next to the part th century all saints church. First referred to in 1086 in the domesday book as wochinges, the multicultural town of woking boasts a population of around 63,000, and the first purposebuilt mosque in western europe. Woking is noted for being the home of the first crematorium in england and for being the location of the first purposebuilt mosque in the uk. The placenames found in the domesday book are township and estate names, and may include other villages and hamlets that receive no specific mention in the text. Apart from churches connected with the local saints mentioned above, these are held to have included, among other candidates, churches at breedon in leicestershire, and bermondsey and woking, in surrey. From the domesday book of 1086 and possibly earlier until 1884, goldsworth park was part of the parish of woking, which in 1848 comprised 10,000 acres 40 square kilometres 15 sq mi by computation. You will perform in a play, create your own work and study exciting texts. By the time of the domesday book it was called sudrie and was subdivided into 14 groups of manors call hundreds. Town with a norman castle, the site of a saxon cemetery, a modern cathedral built 1932 and university started 1966 and the yvonne arnaud theatre. Historythough woking s earliest written appearance is in the domesday book, it is mentioned as the site of a monastery in an 8thcentury context, as wochingas. Plan the details of your woking holiday and any onward adventuring with our easytouse united kingdom trip itinerary builder.
In addition to the main theatre the complex also contains the smaller rhoda mcgaw theatre and a sixscreen cinema. The record will help make the case for sustained funding and support for village halls which will be especially important as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Woking has a history that reaches back to the domesday book. Woking s history dates back to the 8th century when a monastery was founded here on the banks of the river wey, and the town is recorded in the domesday book of 1086. New victoria theatre, woking history contact details access. Settled since saxon times and possibly earlier, woking was recorded as wochinges in the domesday book of 1086. Woking theatre is part of the theatreland ltd collection. The main theatre seats approximately 1,300 people, making it one of the largest receiving house theatres outside london. Woking meanssettlement belonging to the followers of wocc or wocca. Established in 2003, theatreland offers the largest individual collection of websites providing complete, impartial guides to all the theatrical, musical and performance arts events and venues in the worlds greatest theatre cities, from new yorks broadway to londons west end and from. Studying a range of theatrical practitioners will help you apply their theories to your own practical work.
The parish of woking was initially divided into 9 tithings. Its description there is complex, since it was then held as three estates, by king william the conqueror, walter fitzother, constable of windsor castle, and ansgot and godfrey from osbern fitzosbern, then bishop of exeter. He died in london on 15 may, 1902 at the age of 51 and was buried at wokin. Call our team at tv aerial installation woking on 01483 255 871, for quick. In the gift shop theres an extensive selection of books, gifts for all. Signed copies will be available to purchase on the night. The entry for woking goes on to record that there were 33 villagers and nine smallholders, although those figures are only the heads of the household, so you should probably multiply that despite what the sign proclaims, mayford is not recorded in domesday at least not by name. The town is famous for its shopping centres, cultural diversity and sports and leisure facilities. Southwark entry occurs under odo, bishop of bayeuxs holding, though the jury obviously did. Portsmouth theatre in the high street, a real theatre which stood in the high.
The village stands on the banks of the river lambourn. Woking appears in the domesday book of 1086 as wochinges. Woking is situated in northwest surrey, england and is a part of londons commuter belt. If you live in the parish we hope that this website will give you all the information you need to enjoy living here to the full, to participate in its many and varied events, clubs and groups, keep healthy and get information about local services and facilites. Humphrey the chamberlain holds bagenore from the king. Woking is an ancient town mentioned in the domesday book as far back as 1083 and was held by, amongst others, king william the conqueror. These notebooks are now in the surrey history centre, woking headley being in the diocese of guildford, surrey and are. The new victoria theatre, which opened in 1992, is ones of the foremost theatres in south east england. In the domesday book it appears as wochinges, being held in 1086 by king william the conqueror, walter fitzother, constable of windsor castle, and ansgot and godfrey from osbern fitzosbern, then bishop of exeter. The hundred of woking is top of the list, starting with the manor of guildford thats right the little town of guildford was then part of woking. Apr 06, 2021 some names of surrey towns date back as far as the domesday book in the 11th century, while others were named more recently. In hardship 1 plough 3 villagers and 3 smallholders with 2 ploughs.
Mayford is a village in woking borough of the county of surrey, england. Nearby villages include speen, donnington, boxford, and winterbourne. Demolished buildings have been rebuilt and new roads streak across the countryside. The village is mainly centred on the roundabout in the middle of the village. Southwestern railway from woking to guildford was opened in may 184. English translations of the original text are now easily found. New victoria theatre, woking box office buy tickets.
With its firstever written mention in the domesday book of 1086, there is evidence of the towns existence dating back to the 8th century as a site of a monastery. By the late th century there was a royal residence by the wey which was later home to margaret beaufort, the mother of henry vii who signed the treaty of woking here in 1490. Atg tickets online has all of the essential information you need, including phone numbers and address. Guildford appears in domesday book of 1086 as geldeford and gildeford, a holding of. New victoria theatre, woking box office buy tickets online atg. Photocopy of original, extract from domesday book for chobham. With the main theatre, the small studio theatre, plus the sixscreen ambassador cinemas and bars in the same building. There is one confirmed entry for woking in the domesday book undertaken in 1086. Heritage open days 46 venues you may not realise are taking part. The entry relating to the ownership of land in the parish of aston cantlow and the surrounding area is shown below. In the domesday book it appears as wochinges, being held in 1086 by king william the conqueror, walter fitzother, constable of windsor castle, and ansgot and godfrey from osbern fitzosbern. You will analyse and evaluate performances, texts, and your own practice. The domesday survey send was clearly well established by the latter part of the anglosaxon period as it is referred to as sendan by 960 cartularium saxonicum, birch, vol.
The town of woking is located south of heathrow airport a distance of 18 miles that would take around 25 minutes by taxi via the m4, m25 and a320. The new victoria theatre in woking, england opened in june 1992. Woking theatre comprises several annual fringe festivals and two main venues alongside smaller fringe spaces. Boasting state of the art facilities, excellent acoustics and clear sight lines it has hosted first class theatre from the likes of the royal shakespeare company, national theatre and. Mar 28, 2020 in old woking he discovered a derelict watermill dating from saxon times, which had been recorded in the domesday book. Action with communities in rural england acre has created this virtual domesday book for village halls to record the work they are doing in 2021. A good place to start is the domesday book, published in 1086. Mayford is returned as containing 90 acres and containing nothing accessible. The brickbuilt, threestorey entrance tower faces the church. Odiham was hampshires first entry in the domesday book. Presence of roman fort of alavana at watercrook, pre10th century religious site at kendal suggested by placename element kirkby, church settlement and preconquest estate centre just north of town at strickland recorded in domesday book all suggest that vicinity of later town had become focal point for surrounding area long. London borough of hillingdon manor farm audio guide.
There are three entries for cosham in domesday book the first relates to some. Bagnor is recorded in the domesday book as bagenore. The new victoria theatre opened in 1992 and established itself as one of the foremost theatres in the south east. Woking and offer a range of service from aerial installation to home cinema solutions.
The accompanying book, this is going to hurt, is a sunday times bestseller and is being turned into a major bbc series. Woking is home to the celebrated nonleague football club, woking. History freewheelers theatre queen elizabeths foundation for disabled people. The parish is bounded by st johns and woking to the south, and by knaphill and horsell to the west and northeast. It may be of celtic origin surrey place names, gavin smith, pages 105 and 106. In 1719 john remnants map of the royal manor of woking at surrey history.
The domesday book was compiled somewhere between 1085 and 1086 ad on the command of king william i of england, and is the result of a painstaking economic and social survey that was undertaken at that time. There is evidence of a roman settlement to the east of old woking. The remains of woking palace can be found on the outskirts of the town, close to the village of old woking. Jun 17, 2010 his elizabethan theatre series of books were wonderful and he has continued them through from 1988 to 2006. Farncombe this urban village between godalming and guildford was recorded in the domesday book as being held by the bishop of bayeux. The domesday series is about a period in englands history shortly after the norman conquest, during the reign of william the conqueror.
Woking was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of woking and the county of surrey. Comedy at woking new victoria theatre england south east. Woking trip planner plan your woking vacation itinerary. But it is known that not every church or mill that was extant at the time of the survey was recorded although in woking it does seem that the survey was complete. Wyke is a rural and suburban village in surrey, england. Woking woking was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of woking and the county of surrey. It was a thriving community when recorded in the domesday survey of 1086 following the.
Woking has been a conservative area since the constituency was created in 1950, with jonathan lord reelected as its member of parliament in the 2017 general election. Arun valley line from littlehampton sunny lane 403 videos. Kendal formerly kirkby kendal cumbria county history trust. The portsmouth encyclopaedia portsmouth city council. Things to do in woking with children family travel explore. The town has a history dating back to the seventh century and is mentioned in the domesday book, but it was the railway that really made woking the important commuter centre it.
Entrance is via a discreet doorway at street level into extensive galleries used, until recently, as wine cella. His elizabethan theatre series of books were wonderful and he has continued them through from 1988 to 2006. In 1869 new buildings were built on the site and it became unwins printing. It had a recorded population of 71 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 20% of settlements recorded in domesday, and is listed under 2 owners in domesday book. Woking information online guide and directory with. Comedy at woking new victoria theatre england south. The domesday series is also a great series and this is the second book in the series. Next to the basingstoke canal, the lightbox is wokings art gallery and local history. Fetcham a book published in the 1940s said of fetcham that it was rapidly filling up. It had a recorded population of 71 households in 1086, putting. In the 8th century the town was documented as being called wochingas and later in the domesday book of 1086 wochinges when it was then held by william the conquerer. Lords of the manor over the following centuries the manor became divided into two holdings, eventually passing to the latimer family, based at what is now the hall, and the plessey family at what is now. This creative and challenging course develops your skills in acting, directing, and devising. Our entry records that before william the conqueror held woking the revenue went to king edward when it answered for 15.
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