Lyne is a village in the

Borough of Runnymede The Borough of Runnymede is a local government district with borough status in the English county of Surrey. It is a very prosperous part of the London commuter belt, with some of the most expensive housing in the United Kingdom outside centra ...

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, England, approximately southwest of central London. In the early 13th century, the area was known as ''la Linde'' meaning the lime tree. The nearest town is

Chertsey Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, south-west of central London. It grew up round Chertsey Abbey, founded in 666 CE, and gained a market charter from Henry I. A bridge across the River Thames first appeared in the ...

, approximately to the east. The

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is accessible via junction 11 and runs immediately to the east of the village.

History

The village was for the centuries (from at least the

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) until the early 20th century in the parish of Chertsey. This meant it was a

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dominated by landholding of

Chertsey Abbey Chertsey Abbey, dedicated to St Peter, was a Benedictine monastery located at Chertsey in the English county of Surrey. It was founded in 666 AD by Saint Erkenwald who was the first abbot, and from 675 AD the Bishop of London. At the same time ...

throughout the

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; and before, as this was one of the earliest religious communities centred on a large building in the country, founded in the mid 7th century. Accordingly, before the Conquest the

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was named Godley. In the early centuries of this period Chertsey was divided into eight

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s: two of which were Lolewirth/Lulworth or Hardwitch/Hardwicke and Rokesbury or Ruxbury in Lyne. The 16th century replacement to great tything barn is here, close to the present Chertsey proper, that is in the east of Lyne. In 1849 the church was built for the hamlet Lyne and Longcross in Lyne. In 1911 its description was:

Landmarks

A miniature railway is in the east of the area, close to Chertsey, the Great Cockcrow Hill miniature railway which has train rides for families. In the 17th century ''Almners'' was built which gives its name to one of the two long built-up low-rise, low density residential roads containing most of the housing of the village. This is a large house which later became a priory in

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. Hardwick Court Barn was built in the 17th century. Hardwick Court Farm has its own article as the largest example of

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home in north Surrey. A minority was destroyed in World War II bomb damage to be rebuilt in brick but is otherwise a late Tudor period structure with the remainder almost wholly added in the 17th century.

Amenities

School

Lyne and Longcross C of E Infant School with Nursery is sponsored by the Church of England, on the Voluntary Aided legal footing.

Community hall

The village hall is modern and has substantial windows. It available for wedding hire, hosts regular sports and seasonal sports, fundraising and fun events, particularly the Lyne Summer Fete.

Public house

A public house is on Lyne Lane in the centre of the village, though in the mid-south of the suburban housing area.

Sport

The village sports three football sides from its club. These range from the Premier to the 4th division of the Guildford and Woking Alliance League which covers the west of Surrey.

Place of worship

The church community of Holy Trinity in the

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is centred here.Church of Holy Trinity, Lyne
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Transport

Centred south-east is junction 11 of the

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. Circuitously the north of the village is connected, in scenic road skirting St Ann's Hill to Chertsey; the south is more directly connected to the Woking-Staines road.

Chertsey railway station Chertsey railway station serves the town of Chertsey in the Runnymede District of Surrey, England. It is on the Chertsey Loop Line and is operated by South Western Railway. The first station was opened by the London and South Western Railway ...

is on the near side of the town, from the centre of Lyne.

Demography and housing

The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%. The proportion of households in this area who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%. The proportion who owned their home with a loan compares to the regional average of 32.5%. The remaining % is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free).

External links

Lyne [C of E Infant and Nursery] SchoolLyne Village HallChurch of Holy Trinity, LyneStern at the Agricultural Show in 1928

References

{{authority control Villages in Surrey Borough of Runnymede