Lyne, Surrey

Lyne
Lyne
Shire county	Surrey;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHERTSEY
Postcode district	KT16
Dialling code	01932
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Runnymede and Weybridge;
	List of places UK England Surrey 51°23′09″N 0°32′43″W / 51.385865°N 0.545275°W

Lyne is a village in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England, approximately 32 km (20 mi) southwest of central London. In the early 13th century, the area was known as la Linde meaning the lime tree.^[1]

The nearest town is Chertsey, approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to the east. The M25 motorway is accessible via junction 11 and runs immediately to the east of the village.

History

The village was for the centuries (from at least the

tythings: two of which were Lolewirth/Lulworth or Hardwitch/Hardwicke and Rokesbury or Ruxbury in Lyne.^[2] The 16th century replacement to great tything barn is here, close to the present Chertsey proper, that is in the east of Lyne.^[2]

In 1849 the church was built for the hamlet Lyne and Longcross in Lyne.[3]

In 1911 its description was:

Botleys and Lyne, a hamlet of Chertsey, is 2 miles south by west. The school was built in 1895. Botleys Park, the residence of Mr. Henry Gosling, Almners Barns, now called Almners...Foxhills [more considered Ottershaw today], the seat of Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, and Fan Court [in Longcross], the seat of Sir Edward D. Stern, are in this district.^[2]

Landmarks

A miniature railway is in the east of the area, close to Chertsey, the Great Cockcrow Hill miniature railway which has train rides for families.

In the 17th century Almners was built which gives its name to one of the two long built-up low-rise, low density residential roads containing most of the housing of the village. This is a large house which later became a priory in

Roman Catholicism.^[4]

Hardwick Court Barn was built in the 17th century.

timber-framed home in north Surrey. A minority was destroyed in World War II bomb damage to be rebuilt in brick but is otherwise a late Tudor period structure with the remainder almost wholly added in the 17th century.^[6]

Amenities

School

Lyne and Longcross C of E Infant School with Nursery is sponsored by the Church of England, on the Voluntary Aided legal footing.

Community hall

The village hall is modern and has substantial windows. It available for wedding hire, hosts regular sports and seasonal sports, fundraising and fun events, particularly the Lyne Summer Fete.

Public house

A public house is on Lyne Lane in the centre of the village, though in the mid-south of the suburban housing area.

Sport

The village sports three football sides from its club. These range from the Premier to the 4th division of the Guildford and Woking Alliance League which covers the west of Surrey.

Place of worship

The church community of Holy Trinity in the Church of England is centred here.^[7]

Transport

Centred 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east is junction 11 of the

Woking-Staines road

.

Chertsey railway station is on the near side of the town, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the centre of Lyne.

Demography and housing

**2011 Census Homes**
Output area	Detached	Semi-detached	Terraced	Flats and apartments	Caravans/temporary/mobile homes	shared between households^[8]
Runnymede 008A (Lyne and Longcross)	200	112	36	168	138	23

The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%.

**2011 Census Key Statistics**
Output area	Population	Households	% Owned outright	% Owned with a loan	hectares^[8]
Runnymede 008A	1,576	2,323	37.7%	22.9%	807

The proportion of households in this area who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%. The proportion who owned their home with a loan compares to the regional average of 32.5%. The remaining % is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free).

External links

References

^ "Lyne and Longcross". Chertsey Museum. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Traditional Map of This Part of Surrey in 1911". A History of the County of Surrey: Vol. 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ The parish and village of Lyne and Longcross the Church of England Retrieved 2014-01-19
^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1377912)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1178262)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1377904)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ Church of Holy Trinity, Lyne Retrieved 2014-01-19
^
United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics
Retrieved 21 November 2013

[Chertsey_Museum-1] "Lyne and Longcross". Chertsey Museum. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[vc-2] H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Traditional Map of This Part of Surrey in 1911". A History of the County of Surrey: Vol. 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[3] The parish and village of Lyne and Longcross the Church of England Retrieved 2014-01-19

[4] Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1377912)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[5] Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1178262)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[6] Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1377904)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[7] Church of Holy Trinity, Lyne Retrieved 2014-01-19

[ons-8] 
United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics
Retrieved 21 November 2013

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