Camberley
Camberley shown within Surrey
Population	30,155[1]
OS grid reference	TQ234561
District	Surrey Heath
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CAMBERLEY
Postcode district	GU15, GU16, GU17
Dialling code	01276
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Surrey Heath
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

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Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, situated 31 miles (50 km) southwest of central London, in the corridor between the M3 and M4 motorways. The town lies close to the borders of both Hampshire and Berkshire; the boundaries intersect on the western edge of the town where all three counties converge. This article is about the English county. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Central London is a much-used but unofficial and vaguely defined term for the most inner part of London, the capital of England. ... M3 is also the name of the motorway that connects the capitals of two largest states in Europe, Moscow and Kiev. ... The M4 motorway is a motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Camberley's suburbs include Crawley Hill, Heatherside, Yorktown, Old Dean and Frimley Road district. Old Dean was an instruction camp of the Free French Forces during the Second World War Old Dean is a large council housing estate on the outskirts of Camberley in Surrey, United Kingdom. ...

History

Best known for its most famous inhabitant Robert Craig, who is now taking the city by storm. A settlement which became known as Yorktown grew up around the gates of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst in the 19th century. The college was renamed in 1947 the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.^[2] For other uses, see Sandhurst (disambiguation). ... New College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst New Colours are presented to RMAS, June 2005. ...

During the 19th century, Camberley grew in size. This was given added impetus with the arrival of the branch-line railway (the main-line passes through nearby Deepcut but there is no stop). Deepcut is a village in Surrey, home to the Deepcut Barracks. ...

Later, the Staff College was established to the east of the Academy, and a property speculator built the nearby Cambridge Hotel. The surrounding area became known as Cambridge Town, but was renamed "Camberley" in 1877 to avoid confusion with Cambridge in Cambridgeshire. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ...

Camberley was mentioned in the black-and-white film Lord of the Flies, loosely based on the William Golding novel. In this, the character Piggy correctly states that Camberley was formerly known as Cambridgetown,^[3] but changed its name following confusion with the town of Cambridge. He claims that the new name consisted of three parts; "Cam" taken from the original name of Cambridgetown, "ber" taken from the name of a nearby river (in fact there is no such river), and "ley" because it is a common ending for English town names (as in neighbouring Frimley). Lord of the Flies is a 1963 film adaptation of William Goldings novel of the same name. ... Sir William Gerald Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, poet and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. ... This article is about the literary concept. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Frimley High Street looking East, Jan 2006 Frimley High Street looking West, Jan 2006 Frimley shown on the map The Road from London to Southampton by John Ogilby dated 1675 Frimley is a small town on the outskirts of Camberley, Surrey, England, situated just under 30 miles WSW of Central...

Camberley grew to become the largest town in the area, and Yorktown is now regarded as part of Camberley.

Geography

The smaller town of Frimley, being so close to Camberley, is often thought to be a part of the town by many visitors to the area, although the two are, for the most part, clearly separated by the M3 motorway. Frimley has its own town centre, a major regional hospital (Frimley Park) and extensive suburban areas. In the 19th century, Yorktown and Camberley were in the Ecclesiastical Parish of Frimley. The neighbouring town of Blackwater, 3 km (2 miles) to the west is also considered by some to be a suburb of Camberley, however, it is actually situated in the Hart District of Hampshire. Frimley High Street looking East, Jan 2006 Frimley High Street looking West, Jan 2006 Frimley shown on the map The Road from London to Southampton by John Ogilby dated 1675 Frimley is a small town on the outskirts of Camberley, Surrey, England, situated just under 30 miles WSW of Central... , Blackwater is a small town in the north-eastern corner of the English county of Hampshire, lying in the Hart District. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ...

Economy

Most of Camberley's town centre is host to the The Mall shopping centre, built around the Main Square. This is a late 1980s development anchored by stores such as House of Fraser and Woolworths. The most memorable feature of the Main Square in Camberley is the large clock found in the centre of the complex which also houses a lift up to a café which is opposite a Primark store. The High Street has a number of shops as well as bars and clubs, many of the latter being more recent additions. There are a number of secondary shopping streets including Park Street, Princess Way and parts of London Road. The town centre is usually the commercial or geographical centre of a town. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... House of Fraser is a British department store group with 61 stores (July 2007) across the country. ... // About Woolworths Group plc is a general merchandise business in the United Kingdom. ... Penneys redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Main Street. ...

After much debate and delay (plans having been discussed for over half a decade), construction started in May 2006 on a new seven acre mixed-use development west of Park Street. Named 'The Atrium', the new development will include residential, leisure and retail facilities, as well as a 900 space car park. There will be 217 'design-led' apartments divided into three areas within the complex (named Centro, Aspect and Courtyard). Fourteen new retail units will face directly onto Park Street, opposite the Main Square shopping centre. The intention is to pedestrianise and landscape Park Street for the new development. Leisure facilities are to include a nine-screen cinema, bowling alley, a health and fitness club, cafés and restaurants. The first phase of The Atrium is due to be completed by December 2007.

Present day

The Old Dean is a housing estate on the outskirts of Camberley, most of which was built in the 1950s on the "Old Dean Common" for residents of heavily bombed Surrey-areas homeless after World War II. Many of the roads on that half of the Old Dean are named after those areas (the others are named after places on the common). There is a recent development which has expanded the Old Dean and provides more affordable housing. The Old Dean is home to Camberley's largest educational institute - Collingwood College. Old Dean was an instruction camp of the Free French Forces during the Second World War Old Dean is a large council housing estate on the outskirts of Camberley in Surrey, United Kingdom. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Camberley and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst are featured in a Doctor Who comic story entitled "The Warkeeper's Crown". New College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst New Colours are presented to RMAS, June 2005. ... This article is about the television series. ...

Sun Microsystems have their UK headquarters at Minley, near Camberley, just off the M3. Also Camberley has a theatre and a football club. Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... M3 is also the name of the motorway that connects the capitals of two largest states in Europe, Moscow and Kiev. ... The Camberley Theatre is a theatre in the British town of Camberley. ... Camberley Town is a semi-professional association football club from the town of Camberley that was founded in 1896. ...

The town has its own public library, theatre (Camberley Theatre) and is home to the Surrey Heath Borough Council offices. The town's only cinema, owned by Robin's Cinemas, and situated on London Road some distance from the town centre, closed in 2003 and was recently burnt down in 2007. The Arena, a sports/leisure centre and pool facility, is found nearby. The Camberley Theatre is a theatre in the British town of Camberley. ... Surrey Heath is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. ...

Transport

Camberley railway station is situated south of the town centre on the Ascot to Guildford line. It is connected to London Waterloo, Guildford and Ascot by South West Trains. Nearby Blackwater station (situated perpendicular to the A30 on the border of Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire) on the North Downs Line has direct services to Reading, Gatwick Airport and, again, Guildford. Camberley railway station is a railway station in the town of Camberley in Surrey in England. ... The Ascot to Guildford line is a railway line operated by South West Trains. ... For other uses, see Waterloo station (disambiguation). ... , For other places with the same name, see Guildford (disambiguation). ... Statistics Population: Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU925685 Administration District: Windsor and Maidenhead Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: ASCOT... South West Trains (SWT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South... Blackwater railway station is a railway station in Blackwater, a town on the borders of Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire in England. ... The A30 is an old trunk road (main road) which runs from central London to Lands End, the westernmost point of the mainland of England (though not of mainland Great Britain), and is sometimes called the Great South West Road. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The North Downs Line is the name of the passenger train service connecting Reading, on the Great Western Main Line, to Gatwick Airport, on the Brighton Main Line. ... , Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA Airport Code: LGW, ICAO Airport Code: EGKK) is Londons second airport and the second largest airport in the UK after Heathrow. ...

The town is served by the following bus routes:

• First No.194
• Arriva Nos. 35,34
• Stagecoach Nos. 1,2,3
• Dickinsons Travel Nos. 500,501

Camberley can be reached by the A30 and lies between Junction 3 and Junction 4 of the M3 motorway. The A30 is an old trunk road (main road) which runs from central London to Lands End, the westernmost point of the mainland of England (though not of mainland Great Britain), and is sometimes called the Great South West Road. ... M3 is also the name of the motorway that connects the capitals of two largest states in Europe, Moscow and Kiev. ...

There are two small airports nearby Farnborough Airfield at Farnborough and Blackbushe Airport near Yateley. Farnborough Airfield is well known for its International Air Show. Heathrow is 30 km (19 miles) away. Farnborough Airport or TAG London Farnborough Airport (IATA: FAB, ICAO: EGLF) (previously called RAE Farnborough) is an airport situated in Farnborough, Hampshire in England. ... Farnborough is a town in the Hampshire borough of Rushmoor in South East England. ... Blackbushe Airport (IATA: BBS, ICAO: EGLK), on the border of Hampshire and Surrey in England, comprises an airfield, much reduced in size since its heyday, a British Car Auctions site, a kart track owned by Camberley Kart Club, and a small business park. ... Yateley is a small suburban town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. ... Farnborough 2006 Farnborough 2006 The Red Arrows in formation at Farnborough The Airbus A380, at Farnborough The Farnborough International Airshow is a seven-day international trade fair for the aerospace business which is held biannually in England. ... Heathrow redirects here. ...

The A30 leaving Camberley to the north for Bagshot has the large roundabout on it called the Jolly Farmer. The A30 is an old trunk road (main road) which runs from central London right down to Lands End, the westernmost point of the mainland England (though not Britain), and is sometimes called the Great South West Road. ... Bagshot may refer to: Bagshot, a place in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. ... A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. ... The Jolly Farmer is a roundabout on the A30 road between Camberley and Bagshot in Surrey, UK. Origins of the Jolly Farmer name date to the 1700s when there was a highwayman on the A30 who stole only gold. ...

Education

There are a number of schools in Camberley. Collingwood College is famous for being one of the largest in Surrey with over 2000 pupils. Kings International College (formerly France Hill School) is also situated in Camberley. Other schools include Tomlinscote School and Sixth Form College, Lakeside Primary School, Watchetts Junior School, Crawley Ridge Junior School,^[4] Bristow First Infants School, Lorraine Infant School and Nursery [1], Cordwalles Junior School and The Grove Primary School. Collingwood College is a college of the University of Durham in England. ... Kings International College is a Secondary school in Camberley, Surrey near junction 4 of the M3 Motorway. ... Tomlinscote School and Sixth Form College, Tomlinscote Way, Frimley, Surrey, GU16 8PY is a secondary school with an age range of 11-16, and the optional sixth form is from 16-18. ...

The nearest universities are Royal Holloway, University of London which is situated 18 km (11 miles) east of Camberley in Egham, with the University of Surrey (at Guildford) and the University of Reading both being 25 km (16 miles) to the southeast and northwest respectively. Affiliations 1994 Group University of London ACU AMBA Website http://www. ... Statistics Population: 12,000 (inc. ... The University of Surrey is a public university in Guildford, England. ... , For other places with the same name, see Guildford (disambiguation). ... Whiteknights Lake Whiteknights Lake in winter The University Great Hall, on the London Road Campus The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. ...

Notable people

See List of famous people linked with Camberley

Famous people linked with Camberley include: 5ive, boy band 1997-2001. ...

References

1. ^ Surrey County Council census data
2. ^ History of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
3. ^ Film script for Lord of the Flies
4. ^ Crawley Ridge Junior School

External links

• Camberley On The Net — The OFFICIAL Camberley Guide
• Camberley Business Directory — A directory of Camberley based businesses.
• Surrey Heath Council — Camberley's Local Council
• Surrey Heath Museum — Situated in Camberley