New Haw is a village in Surrey

Surrey

Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

, England

England

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 about 25 miles to the southwest of London

London

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. It is located near the communities of Byfleet, West Byfleet

West Byfleet

West Byfleet is a village in Surrey. Forming part of the Greater London Urban Area it lies in the stockbroker belt just outside the M25 motorway, 19 miles from Charing Cross, 8 miles from London Heathrow. The village grew up around the station on the London & South Western Railway. The...

, Woodham

Woodham

-People:* Cecil Woodham-Smith , a British historian* Dai Woodham , a British businessman* Luke Woodham , an American murderer-England:* Woodham, Buckinghamshire* Woodham, County Durham* Woodham Ferrers* Woodham Mortimer...

, Weybridge

Weybridge

Weybridge is a town in the Elmbridge district of Surrey in South East England. It is bounded to the north by the River Thames at the mouth of the River Wey, from which it gets its name...

, Addlestone

Addlestone

Addlestone is a town in the borough of Runnymede in the county of Surrey, England.Immediate surrounding towns and villages include Weybridge, Ottershaw, Chertsey, and New Haw. It is near Junction 11 of the M25 motorway and is served by Addlestone railway station on the Chertsey Branch Line. It also...

 and Ottershaw

Ottershaw

Ottershaw is a village in the Runnymede district of Surrey, England about 20 miles to the south-west of London. It is part of the Foxhills ward in the census....

.

The Veterinary Laboratories Agency

Veterinary Laboratories Agency

The Veterinary Laboratories Agency is an executive agency of the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs . It carries out animal disease surveillance, diagnostic services and veterinary scientific research for government and commercial organisations...

, an executive agency of DEFRA, has its central laboratories located in New Haw. The laboratory is notable as being one of the principal test centres for the H5N1 virus.

New Haw stands between the Wey Navigation, the Basingstoke Canal

Basingstoke Canal

The Basingstoke Canal is a British Canal, completed in 1794, built to connect Basingstoke with the River Thames at Weybridge via the Wey Navigation....

, and the river Bourne.

History

There is little evidence of New Haw's history. The original village was situated around Crockford Park farm, boardering Addlestone. With the commuter boom of the 1950/60s the town grew to the southwest down Woodham Lane towards West Byfleet, and Woodham. The village now centres around the junction of Woodham Lane and the Scotland Bridge Road roundabout. A popular shopping area for locals is The Broadway, where a number of shops, public houses and restaurants are located.

"Haw" is an old word for "lock gate", and it is possible that New Haw developed following the installation of the "new" lock gate in 1653, near The White Hart pub.

Churches

All Saints' Church, built in 1911, is part of the diocese of Guildford

Guildford

Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...

. All Saint's Church webpage. It has a thriving congregation including a part-time youth worker and a full programme of events for all ages. In 2009 Bosco's and Claire's Cafe was added to the church buildings.

Local Amenities

The village has a number of open spaces. The largest is Heathervale Park, a green space bordering the Wey Navigation canal. Fullbrook school offers local residents athletic facilities, including a gym, football pitches, and tennis courts. There are number of public houses throughout the area, the Black Horse is towards Crockford Park Farm along New Haw Road, the Black Prince on the Woodham Lane and Scotland Bridge Road roundabout, the Claremont next to West Byfleet train station and The White Hart adjacent to the Wey Navigation on New Haw Road.
The village sits on the London-Waterloo to Portsmouth line.

Several aeroplanes are believed to have crashed in New Haw during the early decades of the 20th century. On 25 May 1912, an Avro Type F cabin monoplane landed upside down on nearby Addlestone Moor. Photographic evidence of this accident is held by Brooklands Museum.

Education

Local schools include: New Haw Junior School, Fullbrook School

Fullbrook School

Fullbrook School is a secondary school and sixth form in north west Surrey, England, United Kingdom. The school has held Specialist Mathematics and Computing College status since 2002. The school gained Grant Maintained status in the mid 1990s and was then given foundation status in 1999...

, the Grange Community Infant School, and the Grove nursery.

Transport

The village's railway stations are West Byfleet

West Byfleet railway station

West Byfleet railway station serves West Byfleet and Woodham and is on the Alton Line and Waterloo to Woking line, operated by South West Trains.The station has three platforms, although one of these is rarely used....

 and Byfleet and New Haw

Byfleet and New Haw railway station

Byfleet and New Haw railway station is served by the Waterloo to Woking service, operated by South West Trains. The station is near the northern side of Byfleet and the village of New Haw, near Woking in Surrey, England.-History:...

, which was originally called West Weybridge. These stations are on the slow Waterloo to Woking service, but West Byfleet station has access to several quicker services. Numerous bus services run through the village, most run by Travel Surrey

Travel Surrey

Travel Surrey was a bus operator in Surrey which was originally a subsidiary of the National Express Group. It was given its own brand name from 1 September 2007. In May 2009, the company, along with Travel London, was sold to NedRailways...

, who also have their depot in the area.