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Woking History Archive
Woking History Archive
Woking comes from the Saxon meaning of a settlement belonging to the followers of Wocc or Wocca. The name has been Wochingas, Wokynge and others. This was for the village now known as Old Woking.
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- 979 King Edward the Martyr Brookwood Orthodox Church
- 1042-1620 Holders of the Royal Manor of Woking and Woking Palace
- Pre 1066 Pyrford Ancient Marker Stone
- c.1066-1894 Local Parishes around Woking
- c1066-1907 Horsell Parish Divisions Map
- 1138 Woking St Peters Church may have the third oldest door in England!
- 1229-1894 Woking Parish Divisions Map
- 1651 Wey Navigation work starts
- 1778 Basingstoke Canal
- 1838 to 1922 London and South Western Railway
- 1894-1895 Woking Local Board Wards
- 1895-1974 Chairmen of Woking Urban District Council
- 1923-1931 London Jack a dog from Woking Railway Servants Orphanage
- 1940 Churchbells rang in Woking to warn of invasion
- Woking Railway station in the Second World War
- 1974-2007 Woking Borough Council Mayors
- 1975 Woking Wolsey Place Shopping Centre
- 1983 Woking Civic Offices
- 1983 Woking Meirion House Cannon
- 1987 to now Woking Honorary Freemen
- 1989 Woking Swimming Pool
- 1991 Woking Library
- 1992 Woking Town Gate
- 1992 Woking Town Square Upgrade
- 1992 Woking 40th Anniversary of the Accession of HRH Queen Elizabeth
- 1994 Woking Century Victoria Arch Murals
- 1994 Woking Victoria Bridge
- 1997 Woking Princess Diana Memorial
- 1998 Woking Martian Statue
- 1999 McLaren Formula One Car drives around Woking!
- 2000 Knaphill Vyne Centre
- 2000 Winston Churchill School Community Sports Centre Opens
- 2000 onwards Woking Borough Council Wards Map
- 2003 Woking Park Fuel Cell CHP