Woking

Woking
Jubilee Square, Woking Town Centre
Woking
Woking shown within Surrey
Area	63.57 km2 (24.54 sq mi)
Population	62,796 (Town) 99,500 (Borough)
• Density	988/km2 (2,560/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ003584
• London	23 mi (37 km) NE
District	Woking
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WOKING
Postcode district	GU21, GU22
Dialling code	01483
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Woking
List of places UK England SurreyCoordinates: 51°18′58″N 0°33′40″W / 51.3162°N 0.561°W / 51.3162; -0.561

2001 United Kingdom Census
Country of birth	Population
United Kingdom	77,577
Pakistan	1,748
Republic of Ireland	925
Italy	737
South Africa	709
India	686
Netherlands	601
Germany	590
United States	576
Australia	326

Woking (/ˈwoʊkɪŋ/) is a town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the northwest of Surrey, England. It is at the southwestern edge of the Greater London Urban Area and is a part of the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of approximately 24 minutes to Waterloo station. Woking is 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Charing Cross in central London. Woking town itself, excluding the surrounding district, has a population of 62,796, with the whole local government district (the borough of Woking) having a population of 99,500 (mid-2011 estimate). Woking has been a Conservative area since the constituency was created in 1950, with Jonathan Lord re-elected as its Member of Parliament in the 2015 General Election.

Though Woking's earliest written appearance is in the Domesday Book, it is mentioned as the site of a monastery in an 8th-century context, as Wochingas. In the Domesday Book it appears as Wochinges, being held in 1086 by King William the Conqueror, Walter FitzOther, Constable of Windsor Castle, and Ansgot and Godfrey from Osbern FitzOsbern, then bishop of Exeter.

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