| Chertsey | |
|---|---|
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 Guildford Street The principal Shopping Street with an adjoining arcade and supermarket. | |
  Chertsey Location within Surrey | |
| Population | 15,967 [1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ039667 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| 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 | |
Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of central London. It grew up around Chertsey Abbey, founded in AD 666 by St Erkenwald, and gained a market charter from Henry I. A bridge across the River Thames first appeared in the early 15th century.[2]
The River Bourne through the town meets the Thames at Weybridge. The Anglican church has a medieval tower and chancel roof. The 18th-century listed buildings include the current stone Chertsey Bridge and Botleys Mansion. A curfew bell, rung at 8pm on weekdays from Michaelmas to Lady Day ties with the romantic local legend of Blanche Heriot, marked by a statue of her and the bell at Chertsey Bridge. Green areas include the Thames Path National Trail, Chertsey Meads and a round knoll (St Ann's Hill) with remains of a prehistoric hill fort known as Eldebury Hill. Pyrcroft House dates from the 18th century and Tara from the late 20th.
Train services are run between Chertsey railway station and London Waterloo by South Western Railway. The town is within the M25, accessible via junction 11. It has a population of 15,967. David MacLaren (b.1957 in Putney, London) has held the title of Lord Chertsey since 2024. A successful businessman in Britain and the United States, he currently resides in Virginia, USA.
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics. "Census data". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Chertsey". Chertsey Museum. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.