Ottershaw
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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
.
Immediately surrounding towns and villages include West Byfleet
, Woodham
, Weybridge
, Addlestone
, New Haw
and Chertsey
.
The Ottershaw Society has carried out a comprehensive Historical Survey of the village that records the current village and its historical background. It is illustrated with over 1,000 photographs of the village as it is now and many historical illustrations from the mid C19th to the present time, plus older residents memories and various other historical written material.
A significant landmark is Christ Church. This was the gift of one man, Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke (1813–1890) who came to live in Ottershaw in 1859. He provided sufficient land from his estate for a church, churchyard and vicarage, paid all the construction costs and endowed the church with £100 per year. There is a junior school linked to this church. The village has two pubs - the Otter (which is also a restaurant) and the ever popular Castle (in Brox Road, frequented by many locals and particularly popular with the local teaching community). The other main eatery is the Spicy Cottage restaurant (known to locals as "the Spicy").
In the book The War of the Worlds by H.G.Wells the fictional narrator is invited to an observatory in Ottershaw.
Oliver James a musician and actor was born in 1980 in Ottershaw. The historian John Romer was born and educated in Ottershaw. Ottershaw is also famous for the high number of wild parrots which have settled in the area.
Ottershaw park has an active Sunday league and 5-A-Side scene, including the long established Ladz United FC (nicknamed "the Parrots"- due to the local Parrot population or "the teachers" due to certain founding members being teachers and being so well respected in the community).
Runnymede
Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Berkshire, and just over west of central London. It is notable for its association with the sealing of Magna Carta, and as a consequence is the site of a collection of memorials...
district of 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 20 miles to the south-west of London
London
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. It is part of the Foxhills ward in the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
.
Immediately surrounding towns and villages include 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, Surrey
Woodham is a small village in Surrey next to New Haw.The main attractions are its location near West Byfleet and Byfleet & New Haw stations for easy access to Waterloo, London.-External links:...
, 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...
, New Haw
New Haw
New Haw is a village in Surrey, England about 25 miles to the southwest of London. It is located near the communities of Byfleet, West Byfleet, Woodham, Weybridge, Addlestone and Ottershaw....
and Chertsey
Chertsey
Chertsey is a town in Surrey, England, on the River Thames and its tributary rivers such as the River Bourne. It can be accessed by road from junction 11 of the M25 London orbital motorway. It shares borders with Staines, Laleham, Shepperton, Addlestone, Woking, Thorpe and Egham...
.
The Ottershaw Society has carried out a comprehensive Historical Survey of the village that records the current village and its historical background. It is illustrated with over 1,000 photographs of the village as it is now and many historical illustrations from the mid C19th to the present time, plus older residents memories and various other historical written material.
A significant landmark is Christ Church. This was the gift of one man, Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke (1813–1890) who came to live in Ottershaw in 1859. He provided sufficient land from his estate for a church, churchyard and vicarage, paid all the construction costs and endowed the church with £100 per year. There is a junior school linked to this church. The village has two pubs - the Otter (which is also a restaurant) and the ever popular Castle (in Brox Road, frequented by many locals and particularly popular with the local teaching community). The other main eatery is the Spicy Cottage restaurant (known to locals as "the Spicy").
In the book The War of the Worlds by H.G.Wells the fictional narrator is invited to an observatory in Ottershaw.
Oliver James a musician and actor was born in 1980 in Ottershaw. The historian John Romer was born and educated in Ottershaw. Ottershaw is also famous for the high number of wild parrots which have settled in the area.
Ottershaw park has an active Sunday league and 5-A-Side scene, including the long established Ladz United FC (nicknamed "the Parrots"- due to the local Parrot population or "the teachers" due to certain founding members being teachers and being so well respected in the community).