Thorpe, Surrey

Thorpe
Village
St Mary's Church at the end of Church Approach
Cottages in the village
Thorpe is located in Surrey
Thorpe
Thorpe
Location within Surrey
Population5,465 (2011 Census. Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ019685
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEgham
Postcode districtTW20
Dialling code01932
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°24′25″N 0°32′07″W / 51.4069°N 0.5354°W / 51.4069; -0.5354

Thorpe is a village in northwest Surrey, England, around 20 miles (32 km) west of central London. It is in the Borough of Runnymede, between Egham, Virginia Water and Chertsey. It is adjacent to the M25, near the M3 — its ward covers 856 hectares (3.3 sq mi). Its traditional area with natural boundaries covers one square mile less. Thorpe is a former civil parish.

Thorpe has been a manor since at least 1066 and has had a Christian place of worship since at least the 7th century. It has never had major industry and relies for much of its amenities on its two main adjoining towns.

The River Bourne or Chertsey Bourne flows through its far south. In the south-east of the ward is Thorpe Park, one of England's largest amusement parks, alongside a separate watersports centre. Its second-tier local authority, Runnymede, is a largely suburban area.

  1. ^ "2011 Census data". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2007.