Ottershaw
Statistics
Population:
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	[1]
Administration
District:	Woking
Shire county:	Surrey
Region:	South East England
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Surrey
Historic county:	Surrey
Services
Police force:	Surrey Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	South East Coast
Post office and telephone
Post town:	Woking, Surrey
Postal district:	KT16
Dialling code:	01932
Politics
UK Parliament:	Runnymede and Weybridge
European Parliament:	South East England

Ottershaw is a village in the Runnymede and Weybridge district of Surrey, England about 25 miles to the south-west of London. It is part of the Foxhills ward in the census. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Woking is a large town and local government district with borough status in the west of Surrey in South East England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... Constituent country is an official term used to describe three of the four principal component parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK): England; Scotland; Wales. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Surrey Police is the Home Office police force the county of Surrey in the south of England The force is lead by Chief Constable Bob Quick and has its headquarters at Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey. ... A fire engine belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... This is a list of ambulance services in the United Kingdom: Ambulance services in England, after July 1, 2006 are A few deviations from the above have been made for operational reasons. ... As of 1st July the NHS Ambulance Services Trusts of Kent, Surrey and Sussex are being joined together to form a new South East Coast Ambulance Service . ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Sign in the entrance of the European Parliament building in Brussels, written in all the official languages used in the European Union as of July 2006 The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The debating chamber, or hemicycle, in Strasbourg The European Parliament building in Brussels The European Parliament (formerly European... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Runnymede and Weybridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Immediately surrounding towns and villages include West Byfleet, Woodham, Weybridge, Addlestone, New Haw and Chertsey. Woodham can refer to: Woodham, Buckinghamshire, England Woodham, County Durham, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Map of Weybridge (from OpenStreetMap) Weybridge is a town in the Elmbridge district of Surrey in South East England. ... Addlestone is a town in the Runnymede Borough of Surrey, England. ... Level crossing at Chertsey, as the barriers rise Chertsey is a town in Surrey, United Kingdom, on the River Thames. ...

A significant landmark is Christ Church. This was the gift of one man, Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke (1813-1890) who came to live in Ottershaw in 1859. He provided sufficient land from his estate for a church, churchyard and vicarage, paid all the construction costs and endowed the church with £100 per year.^[1] There is a junior school linked to this church.^[2] 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ...

In the book The War of the Worlds by H.G.Wells the fictional narrator is invited to an observatory in Ottershaw. The War of the Worlds (1898), by H. G. Wells, is an early science fiction novel (or novella) which describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946) was a British writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ...

Oliver James a musician and actor was born in 1980 in Ottershaw. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

References

1. ^ Christ Church
2. ^ Christ Church Junior School

External Links

• Village Society
• Ottershaw Park History
• Ottershaw Players
• Village Home Page
• Aerial photographs of Ottershaw
• Multimap
• Christ Church