Frimley Green
Frimley Green | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Camberley | |
Postcode district | GU16 | |
Dialling code | 01252 | |
Police | Surrey | |
Fire | Surrey | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
Frimley Green is a large village and
Lakeside Country Club was the national venue for the BDO international darts competition. It was played yearly in the village between 1986 and 2019.
The nearest railway stations are Frimley on the line between Ascot and Aldershot, Farnborough North on the North Downs Line and Farnborough (Main) on the South West Main Line.
Geography
Soil, elevation and boundaries
The land slopes down from
Amenities and transport
Frimley Green, as with many British villages bearing the word green, is named after a central village green. The Basingstoke Canal runs alongside the park in the south and has a traditional wharf and inn here. Frimley Green's main green spaces comprise large playing fields, a wooded area with an activity trail and a miniature railway.
Frimley Lodge Park consisting of wide-ranging recreational areas is between the developed south-centre of Frimley Green and Mytchett.[3][4]
The nearest railway station is
Main schools are Frimley Church of England School and Cross Farm Infant School.
The main road connecting the area inter-regionally is the M3 motorway, centred 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north, which has a junction near to its closest point.
History
As part of Frimley
Frimley was a
Separation of identity and growth
Frimley Green gained, from its mother area, Frimley, half of a
Catering to an expanded late 20th century population across the west of the district, in 1969 a Roman Catholic church was built just across the border in Frimley to the north[8] and Frimley Park Hospital was built in 1974 in Frimley.
Sport and leisure
Lakeside Country Club is to the south of the village, and hosted the British Darts Organisation’s (BDO) World Professional Darts Championship each January from 1986 to 2019 before the event moved to The Indigo at the O2 Arena, London.
Frimley Green F.C. are the local football team, and play in the Premier Division of the Combined Counties Football League.
Demography
The area of the ward is 580 acres (2.3 km2). At the
The ward was created on the establishment of a council in 1965.
Year | 2001 | 2011 |
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Population | 5,639 | 5,717 |
Notable residents
- Dame Ethel Smyth, composer
- figure skater
External links
- Frimley Green Cricket Club (Ground: Frimley Green Park)
- Photographs of Frimley Green 1906-1965 Vision of Britain - The University of Portsmouth and others
- Mytchett, Frimley Green & Deepcut. A focus on the three villages (tripos.org.uk)
- Mytchett, Frimley Green & Deepcut Society
References
- ^ a b 2001 and 2011 Census Archived 11 February 2003 at the Wayback Machine Office for National Statistics (Key Statistics and Quick Statistics: Population Density) Retrieved 2013-10-30
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Ordnance surveywebsite
- ^ Leisure and Recreation Surrey Heath Borough Council
- ^ a b H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Parishes: Ash". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1188123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ Church finder: Frimley Green St Andrew The Church of England
- ^ Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Frimley Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine The Diocese of Arundel and Brighton