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Chobham (other)
Chobham is a village in Surrey, England. Chobham may also refer to: Places * Chobham Common, near Chobham, Surrey, location of a British tank research centre * Chobham Academy, an academy in the East Village of Stratford, London * Chobham Manor, a neighbourhood in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, built 2012–2013 Other uses * Chobham armour, composite armour for tanks * Chobham F.C. Chobham Football Club was a football club based in Chobham north-east of Woking in Surrey, England. The club was first formed in 1905 and had played at the village Recreation Ground for the last 85 years. They joined the Combined Counties Lea ..., a former English football club (1905–2011) See also * Cobham (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chobham
Chobham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England. The village has a small high street area, specialising in traditional trades and motor trades. The River Bourne and its northern tributary, the Hale, Mill Bourne or Windle Brook run through the village. Chobham lost a large minority of its land to West End, in 1968, which has a larger population and was long associated with another parish. Chobham has a wide range of outlying businesses, particularly plant growing and selling businesses, science/technology and restaurants. Chobham has no railway line; it is approximately midway between London-terminating services at Woking and Sunningdale, just under away. History Neolithic flints have been found and there are several round barrows on the heaths; such as the Bee Garden in rolling Albury Bottom, a scheduled monument and the "Herestraet or Via Militaris" of the Chertsey Charters ran through Chobham parish. In 1772 Roman silver coins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chobham Common
Chobham Common is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Chobham in Surrey. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I and a national nature reserve. It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area and the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham Special Area of Conservation. It contains three scheduled monuments. Most of the site is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust as the Chobham Common nature reserve, but the SSSI also includes a small private reserve managed by the Trust, Gracious Pond. Animals * 26 species of mammal have been recorded on the site including the nationally rare water vole. * 116 species of bird have been recorded. The Common is a nationally important breeding area for European nightjar, woodlark and Dartford warbler. * 9 species of reptiles and amphibians have been recorded including the nationally rare sand lizard. * The Common is nationally important for its invertebrate fauna being the best site in the UK for spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chobham Academy
Chobham Academy is a mixed all-through school and sixth form which opened in September 2013. The school is located on Cheering Lane in the East Village of Stratford in the London Borough of Newham, England. It has 1,800 student places and has a specialism in performing arts and English. Chobham Academy is located in buildings that were first used during the 2012 Summer Olympics as the main base for organising and managing teams. Rebuilt after the games, it opened in September 2013 as an education campus comprising: a nursery, primary and secondary school, sixth form and adult learning facility. As a school that was purpose-built to serve the new community established in the former Olympic Village, priority for admission into the school is given to those who live in East Village. The school is operated by the Harris Federation, a federation of primary and secondary academies in England. The school is sponsored by Lend Lease Group Lendlease is a globally integrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chobham Manor
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton and Bow, in east London. It was purpose-built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, situated adjacent to the Stratford City development. It contains the Olympic stadium, now known as the London Stadium, and the Olympic swimming pool together with the athletes' Olympic Village and several other Olympic sporting venues and the London Olympics Media Centre. The park is overlooked by the ArcelorMittal Orbit, an observation tower and Britain's largest piece of public art. It was simply called The Olympic Park during the Games but was later renamed to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth IIGames Site Renamed the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park BBC News, 7 October 2010; Retrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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