Windlesham
Sign in to saveWindlesham is a geographically-large village in the Surrey Heath borough of Surrey, England, approximately south west of central London. Its name derives from the Windle Brook, which runs south of the village into Chobham, and the common suffix 'ham', the Old English word for 'homestead'. The village of Windlesham has a population of around 4,000, while the civil parish of Windlesham has a population of 17,000 and includes the much larger neighbouring villages of Bagshot and Lightwater.
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Windlesham Arboretum - geograph.org.uk - 808786.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Arboretum
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Windlesham
- UK place.map_type
- Surrey
- UK place.population
- 4,000
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 22.4
- UK place.civil_parish
- Windlesham
- UK place.shire_district
- Surrey Heath
- UK place.shire_county
- Surrey
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Surrey Heath
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Surrey Heath
- Population
- +16775
- Area
- +22.4
- Image
- Windlesham Arboretum - geograph.org.uk - 808786.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Local schools
- Recreation and social events
- Notable residents
- Localities
- Valley End
- Bagshot
- Lightwater
- Notes
- References
- External links
Windlesham is a geographically-large village in the Surrey Heath borough of Surrey, England, approximately south west of central London. Its name derives from the Windle Brook, which runs south of the village into Chobham, and the common suffix 'ham', the Old English word for 'homestead'. The village of Windlesham has a population of around 4,000, while the civil parish of Windlesham has a population of 17,000 and includes the much larger neighbouring villages of Bagshot and Lightwater.
Windlesham Arboretum, which covers an area of approximately , is on the south side of the M3 motorway. Access to the motorway is via Junction 3. The nearest railway stations are Sunningdale and Bagshot, with Sunningdale offering the most frequent services for London Waterloo on the Waterloo–Reading line.