Shepperton
Sign in to saveShepperton is a village in the Spelthorne district, in north Surrey, England, around south west of central London. The settlement is on the north bank of the River Thames, between the towns of Chertsey and Sunbury-on-Thames. The village is mentioned in a document of 959 AD and in Domesday Book.
Key facts
- UK place.type
- Village
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Shepperton
- UK place.static_image_name
- Church Square Shepperton - geograph.org.uk - 22859.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church Square, Shepperton
- UK place.population
- 9,753
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 6.98
- UK place.shire_district
- Spelthorne
- UK place.shire_county
- Surrey
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Spelthorne
- UK place.post_town
- Shepperton
- UK place.postcode_district
- TW17
- UK place.postcode_area
- TW
- UK place.dial_code
- 01932
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ080672
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Article
30 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Early history
- Later history
- Conservation areas
- Church Square in Old Shepperton
- Lower Halliford
- Manygate Lane
- Localities
- Charlton
- Shepperton Green
- High Street and economy
- History board
- Public services
- Topography
- Demography and housing
- Historic figures
- Other
- Housing, area and population
- Culture
- Film
- Shepperton Studios
- Halliford Studios
- Literature
- Fine art
- Sport and recreation
- Places of worship
- Notable people
- Notes and references
- External links
Shepperton is a village in the Spelthorne district, in north Surrey, England, around south west of central London. The settlement is on the north bank of the River Thames, between the towns of Chertsey and Sunbury-on-Thames. The village is mentioned in a document of 959 AD and in Domesday Book.
In the 19th century, resident writers and poets included Rider Haggard, Thomas Love Peacock, George Meredith, and Percy Bysshe Shelley, who were attracted by the proximity of the River Thames. The river was painted at Walton Bridge in 1754 by Canaletto and in 1805 by Turner. Shepperton Lock and nearby Sunbury Lock were built in the 1810s, to facilitate river navigation.