The Sports Ground, Stompond Lane
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The Sports Ground, Stompond Lane (also called Stompond Lane Sports Ground, but often just shortened to Stompond Lane) is a stadium
located in Walton-on-Thames
, Surrey
. It is where Walton & Hersham F.C.
play their home matches and it is also used by the Walton Athletic Club.
on the north side, which contains 404 regular seats and 40 in the two directors' boxes. The seats have to be accessed by stairways because the dressing rooms are beneath them. On the opposite side of the pitch is a covered terrace and there is uncovered terracing surrounding the east side of the track.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
located in Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in South East England. The town is located south west of Charing Cross and is between the towns of Weybridge and Molesey. It is situated on the River Thames between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock.- History :The name "Walton" is...
, 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...
. It is where Walton & Hersham F.C.
Walton & Hersham F.C.
Walton & Hersham F.C. is an English football club located in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, currently playing in the Isthmian League Division One South. They play in a red and white home kit at Stompond Lane....
play their home matches and it is also used by the Walton Athletic Club.
Structure
Stompond Lane consists of a football pitch surrounded by a running track. There is a brick grandstandGrandstand
A grandstand is a large and normally permanent structure for seating spectators, most often at a racetrack. This includes both auto racing and horse racing. The grandstand is in essence like a single section of a stadium, but differs from a stadium in that it does not wrap all or most of the way...
on the north side, which contains 404 regular seats and 40 in the two directors' boxes. The seats have to be accessed by stairways because the dressing rooms are beneath them. On the opposite side of the pitch is a covered terrace and there is uncovered terracing surrounding the east side of the track.