Westfield, Woking, Surrey

Westfield

Local shops at Westfield
Westfield
 Westfield shown within Surrey
OS grid referenceTQ004567
DistrictWoking
Shire countySurrey
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Woking
Postcode district GU22
Police Surrey
Fire Surrey
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentWoking
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Coordinates: 51°18′03″N 0°33′37″W / 51.300972°N 0.560286°W / 51.300972; -0.560286

Westfield is village in Woking Borough, Surrey. Westfield marks the southern boundary of Woking altering from a traditional suburban character in the north to a semi-rural appearance in the south. The Southern boundary is Green Belt.

Westfield Common

History

Pre-history

There is some archaeological evidence of Late Bronze Age activity in Westfield. Late Bronze Age artefacts have been recovered from this area and are now stored in the British Museum.[1]

16th Century

Westfield was one of three ‘open fields’ of the ancient town of Woking (see Old Woking) and was first recorded in 1548.[2] The ‘west’ field was in fact divided into two areas with the ‘lower west field’ occupying the area of present day Westfield Avenue and the Football Ground and the ‘upper west field’ covering the area to the south and east of the Westfield Road. The Old Cricketers Inn and Cricketers Cottage on Westfield Common have a 16th Century provenance [3] Built in the 16th century, Walnut Tree Cottage was the site of a Liquorice factory.[4]

19th Century

As well as the ‘common fields’ Westfield had a large area of ‘common land’ that, despite being bought by the London Necropolis Company in the mid-19th century, remains open even today. The registered common land is called Westfield Common.

Modern housing development

All of the 'modern development' of Westfield (as well as Kingfield and Old Woking) has been on the former fields of the area, with the bounds of many of these fields still traceable in the estate boundaries.[5] For example:

Facilities

St. Mark's Church, Westfield Road

Schools

Westfield has a Primary School and Pre-School located down Bonsey Lane. There used to be a Secondary School called Highlands, though this formed with Horsell County Secondary School in Horsell to become Horsell High School, which later became Woking High School. Most local children attend either Westfield Primary School (Bonsey Lane), Send School, Barnsbury School and BDB, Woking High School and The Winston Churchill School. The younger children attend various pre-schools around the area

Politics

Westfield, together with Barnsbury & Kingfield, form an electoral ward of Woking called Kingsfield & Westfield. The polling districts are Westfield (KB), Kingfield (KC) & Barnsbury (KA).[14]

Sport and leisure

Westfield has a Non-League football club Westfield (Surrey) F.C. who play at Woking Park.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. Late Bronze Age Urn, Westfield.
  2. History of Westfield
  3. Surrey Historic Environment Record for The Cricketers
  4. "Woking UK". Woking UK. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  5. Historical Maps of Westfield
  6. http://kingsmoorpark.com/ - External website
  7. "St Marks Church". Geograph. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  8. "A Church Near You". A Church Near You. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  9. "Woking Borough Council". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  10. "Woking Borough Council". Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  11. "Local Directory". Woking Local. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  12. "Latin Salsa Website". Latin Salsa Website. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  13. "Restaurants In Woking". Restaurants Website. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  14. Kingfield & Westfield Ward details


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