| Lightwater | |
|---|---|
 Lightwater war memorial and rose garden | |
  Lightwater Location within Surrey | |
| Population | 6,500  (2021 Census) [1]
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| OS grid reference | SU929621 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lightwater |
| Postcode district | GU18 |
| Dialling code | 01276 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Lightwater is a village in the Surrey Heath district of Surrey, England, about 27 miles (43 km) southwest of central London. Immediately surrounding towns and villages include Bagshot, Deepcut, Windlesham, Camberley, and West End, Woking. It is bounded to the north-west by the M3 motorway and to the north-east by the "Lightwater Bypass" (A322). To the south-east it is bounded by the "Red Road" (B311), while to the south-west there are vehicle-testing tracks owned by the Ministry of Defence.
The village is adjacent to junction 3 of the M3 motorway. The nearest railway station is at Bagshot, on the line between Ascot and Aldershot. Lightwater is part of the civil parish of Windlesham, which has a population of 17,000 and also includes the neighbouring village of Bagshot.[3] The village has a population of 6,500 as of the 2021 census, down from 7,000 in 2011. [4][5]
- ^ "Build a custom area profile". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Surrey Heath Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Windlesham Parish Council". Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Build a custom area profile". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Surrey Heath Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.