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Knaphill, Surrey

Knaphill
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Knaphill high street
Knaphill is located in Surrey
Knaphill
Knaphill
Knaphill shown within Surrey
Population 8,635 
OS grid reference SU965587
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Woking
Postcode district GU21
Dialling code 01483
Police Surrey
Fire Surrey
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
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England
Surrey
51°19′09″N 0°37′00″W / 51.319149°N 0.61663°W / 51.319149; -0.61663Coordinates: 51°19′09″N 0°37′00″W / 51.319149°N 0.61663°W / 51.319149; -0.61663

Knaphill is an urban village in Surrey, England. To the east is Woking, to the west is Aldershot, while to the south and north on the A322 – which forms its effective western border – are Brookwood, and Bisley, respectively. Some of the village is set on a hill, hence the name. Knaphill has a cricket team formed in 2015 the team home games are played at Waterers Park with an annual charity Match in August the club play against local team such as Brookwood CC and Byfleet CC Knaphill CC welcome all abilities to play for the team

The village name was first recorded in 1225 as La Cnappe. Since then there have been various spellings of the name including 'Nap Hill, Naphill and Knap Hill.

In 958 A.D., the village was probably part of land granted to Westminster Abbey; there is clear ownership by 1278. The land passed to Henry VIII on the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s.

The Basingstoke Canal was built to the south of Knaphill in 1794 and the railway line came in 1838. In 1859, a prison was built in Knaphill. This was later converted into army barracks.

Knaphill is also the home to three schools: Knaphill Lower School, Knaphill Junior School and St John's Primary School. Furthermore, Peer Productions, a large theatre company, is based at the Woking Youth Arts Centre in Knaphill. It provides dramatic education for students of all ages. WYAC was previously known as Trinity Studios, and is famous as being the birthplace of the Spice Girls and the boy band 5ive

The local pub Hooden takes a Knap has been changed back to its original name The Garibaldi. There are several other pubs in Knaphill, including The Royal Oak which dates back to the 17th century on Anchor Hill,The Anchor formerly a hotel and Crown in the high street. The village has a residents' association. The nearest railway stations are at Brookwood and at Woking.


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