Towns and Villages around Woking

Horsell

Horsell Common is enjoyed by local residents and visitors for walking, riding and picnicking. The village's parish church is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the Borough, one of many interesting and historic sites in the village.

Brookwood

Brookwood is the home of the famous cemetery, built to supplement London’s burial grounds in the early 1850s, and has its own railway station. The Cemetery Society leads walks around the vast site, highlighting places of particular interest. To the north of the Basingstoke Canal is the expanse of Sheets Heath.

Maybury

Maybury comprises Victorian and Edwardian properties, including the former home of author H. G. Wells, who lived here whilst writing War of the Worlds. The Shah Jehan Mosque, the first mosque to be built in Britain, can be found in Maybury and hosts the annual Mela festival.

St Johns

The first British crematorium was built in St Johns in 1879, six years before cremation was legalised. St. John's Lye is a scenic open space next to the Basingstoke Canal, which starts a particularly pleasant walk along the towpath to Woking Town Centre.

Old Woking

Old Woking is the original settlement in this area and was the site of Woking Palace, home of Henry VIII, which was abandoned in the 1620's. Grade I listed St. Peter's Church has one of only five picture doors in England, a 17th Century gallery, a 14th Century east window, a Jacobean pulpit and a collection of post Black Death Penn tiles. Both sites are open regularly for special interpretation days, including the annual Heritage Open Days and Architecture Week.

Pyrford

St. Nicholas' Church in Pyrford dates from the 12th century and is set in a circular churchyard near a prehistoric standing stone. Picturesque spots nearby include Pyrford Common and the Lock on the Wey Navigation. The ruined 12th century Newark Priory lies just to the south in the water meadows.

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