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Chertsey
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Also known as Chertsey, Surrey

Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, southwest of central London. It grew up around Chertsey Abbey, founded in AD 666 by St Erkenwald, and gained a market charter from Henry I. A bridge across the River Thames first appeared in the early 15th century.

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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Borough of Runnymede, Former civil parishes in Surrey and Market towns in Surrey.

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Chertsey
UK place.static_image_name
Chertsey Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 3037289.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Chertsey Bridge
UK place.static_image_2_name
Guildford Street - geograph.org.uk - 1345837.jpg
UK place.static_image_2_caption
Guildford StreetThe principal Shopping Street with an adjoining arcade and supermarket.
UK place.population
15967
UK place.shire_district
Runnymede
UK place.shire_county
Surrey
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Runnymede and Weybridge
UK place.post_town
Chertsey
UK place.postcode_district
KT16
UK place.postcode_area
KT
UK place.dial_code
01932
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ039667

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Wikidata facts

Population
15967
Official website
www.chertsey.com
Image
Chertrsey Road2.jpg
Dialing code
01932
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postal code
KT16
Commons category
Chertsey
OS grid reference
TQ039667
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Encyclopedic overview

39 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Geography
  • Location and topography
  • Geology
  • Economy
  • Landmarks
  • Chertsey Bridge
  • Museum
  • Hospital
  • St Peter's Church
  • Curfew House and 25 Windsor Street
  • Pyrcroft House
  • Botley Park and Bournewood House
  • Sport and leisure
  • Football
  • Chertsey Meads
  • Great Cockcrow Railway
  • The Black Cherry Fair
  • Education
  • Chertsey High School
  • Salesian School
  • Governance
  • Borough councillors
  • County councillor
  • Religion
  • Transport
  • In fiction and popular culture
  • Literary connections
  • Television and film
  • Chertsey Panto
  • Radio Wey
  • Gallery Studios
  • Notable residents
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, southwest of central London. It grew up around Chertsey Abbey, founded in AD 666 by St Erkenwald, and gained a market charter from Henry I. A bridge across the River Thames first appeared in the early 15th century.

The River Bourne through the town meets the Thames at Weybridge. The Anglican church has a medieval tower and chancel roof. The 18th-century listed buildings include the current stone Chertsey Bridge and Botleys Mansion. A curfew bell, rung at 8pm on weekdays from Michaelmas to Lady Day ties with the romantic local legend of Blanche Heriot, marked by a statue of her and the bell at Chertsey Bridge. Green areas include the Thames Path National Trail, Chertsey Meads and a round knoll (St Ann's Hill) with remains of a prehistoric hill fort known as Eldebury Hill. Pyrcroft House dates from the 18th century and Tara from the late 20th.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chertsey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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