Frimley Green is a large village and

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of in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England, approximately southwest of central London. It is south of the town of

Frimley Frimley is a town in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England, approximately southwest of central London. The town is of Saxon origin, although it is not listed in Domesday Book of 1086. Train services to Frimley (on the line between ...

. Lakeside Country Club was the national venue for the BDO international

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competition. It was played yearly in the village between 1986 and 2019. The nearest railway stations are

on the line between Ascot and

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, Farnborough North on the

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and Farnborough (Main) on the

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Geography

Soil, elevation and boundaries

The land slopes down from

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, partly on the Chobham Ridges to the east, to the River Blackwater which is preceded by the lakes and small woods in the south-west of the ward which form the boundary with

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. Most of the woods and lakes are sectioned off by the Ascot to Guildford Line, the only railway within its bounds, which at the next station south merges into the

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from London to

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, Hampshire then becomes part of the

.Grid square map

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website

Amenities and transport

Frimley Green, as with many British villages bearing the word green, is named after a central

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. The

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runs alongside the park in the south and has a traditional wharf and

inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

here. Frimley Green's main green spaces comprise large playing fields, a wooded area with an activity trail and a miniature railway.

Frimley Lodge Park Frimley Lodge Park is a recreational site located between Frimley Green and Mytchett in Surrey, England. The park was largely developed in 1987–88 to include several football and rugby fields, two children's play areas and trim trail. I ...

consisting of wide-ranging recreational areas is between the developed south-centre of Frimley Green and

Mytchett Mytchett is a village in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England, approximately southwest of central London. It is to the east of Farnborough (in Hampshire), the nearest town. Much of the village dates from the first half of the twenti ...

. The nearest railway station is

which is linked to

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. Otherwise in neighbouring settlements are Farnborough North on the

and Farnborough (Main) (on the

from

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to London Waterloo which marks the southern border).

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bus services connect the village to Farnborough (and to Camberley, which is also served as the next station north of Frimley by rail). Main schools are Frimley Church of England School and Cross Farm Infant School. The main road connecting the area inter-regionally is the M3 motorway, centred to the north, which has a junction near to its closest point.

History

As part of Frimley

Frimley was a chapelry of Ash which local nobles had established as a manor from 1277. Henry Elliot Malden in the

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(1911–12) believes Frimley manor may have been the land in Ash purchased by Bartholomew de Winton, Abbot of

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in 1277, from a Sir Walter Raleigh (not his more famous explorer namesake). Henry VIII granted it to Sir John White of

. James Tichborne sold the remaining land, chiefly the

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to Mr. Tekel(l) and by 1911 the land had virtually all been subdivided.

Separation of identity and growth

Frimley Green gained, from its mother area, Frimley, half of a formal identity in 1889, when its first church was built, replaced in 1912. This remains joined with

in providing a choice of services, offered by the

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. Catering to an expanded late 20th century population across the west of the district, in 1969 a Roman Catholic church was built just across the border in Frimley to the northOur Lady Queen of Heaven, Frimley
The Diocese of Arundel and Brighton and

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was built in 1974 in Frimley.

Sport and leisure

Lakeside Country Club is to the south of the village, and hosted the

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’s (BDO)

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each January from 1986 to 2019 before the event moved to The Indigo at the O2 Arena, London. Frimley Green F.C. are the local football team, and play in the Premier Division of the

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Demography

The area of the ward is . At the

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its population had risen from 5,639 (ten years before) to 5,717. As to households there were 2,266, owned by 47.1% of people on a loan and 35.2% outright. Greater than the national and local averages, 55.2% of the population described their health as very good. The ward was created on the establishment of a council in 1965.

Notable residents

Dame Ethel Smyth Dame Ethel Mary Smyth (; 22 April 18588 May 1944) was an English composer and a member of the women's suffrage movement. Her compositions include songs, works for piano, chamber music, orchestral works, choral works and operas. Smyth tended t ...

, composer *

Christopher Howarth Christopher "Chris" Howarth (born 25 December 1960) is a British former competitive figure skater. He is the 1981 British national champion and competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he placed 15th. Howarth is a c ...

, figure skater

External links

Frimley Green Cricket Club
(Ground: Frimley Green Park)
Photographs of Frimley Green 1906-1965
Vision of Britain - The University of Portsmouth and others
Mytchett, Frimley Green & Deepcut. A focus on the three villages (tripos.org.uk)

References

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