Old Woking
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 St Peters Church, Old Woking |
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 Old Woking
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| Old Woking shown within Surrey | |
| Area | 2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,192 (Census 2011. Ward) |
| • Density | 1,425/km2 (3,690/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ0257 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woking |
| Postcode district | GU22 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Old Woking is a ward and the original settlement of the town and borough of Woking, Surrey, centred 1.3 miles (2.1 km) (4 km) southeast of the town centre, between Kingfield to the west and its farmland and industrial land to the east. The village has no dual carriageways or motorways and contains parts of the town's two largest parks and two converted paper mills. Its other homes are mostly semi-detached houses with gardens; its main road is the A247, a southerly access road to the A3.
Old Woking's developed cluster is bordered on one side by Woking Park and on two sides by countryside or open buffer land including, on its southern border, the River Wey and the ruins of Woking Palace which was its manor and a royal dwelling throughout the Tudor dynasty. Having farms and an industrial area in the east of the suburb as well as lesser industry in its centre, it covers 224 hectares (550 acres).
The village of Old Woking, though much rebuilt due to dilapidations, predates the rest of Woking by over 1000 years and still contains many historic buildings; an architectural group of the village's Residents' Association has recorded the oldest buildings alongside officers detailing the listed buildings from English Heritage.
St Peters Church is a grade I listed building, dating to the 12th century, see Landmarks.
Here Woking Palace was important as a main home of Margaret Beaufort, the pious and determined mother of Henry VII. His allied forces largely obtained through his mother's marriages and skilful negotiation won the Battle of Bosworth, killing the last king to have died in battle in any part of Britain. It remained royal throughout the Tudor period however immediately from Margaret's death lost prominence to the Royal Palaces of London, briefly Oatlands Palace and Windsor Castle.
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