Shepperton
Statistics
Population:	10,796
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TQ080672
Administration
District:	Spelthorne
Shire county:	Surrey
Region:	South East England
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Surrey
Historic county:	Middlesex
Services
Police force:	Surrey Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	South East Coast
Post office and telephone
Post town:	SHEPPERTON
Postal district:	TW17
Dialling code:	01932
Politics
UK Parliament:	Spelthorne
European Parliament:	South East England

Map of Shepperton (from OpenStreetMap)

Shepperton is a small town in Surrey in the borough of Spelthorne, in England. To the South it is bounded by the river Thames at Desborough Island and is bisected by the M3 motorway. Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... 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. ... Spelthorne is a local government district and borough in Surrey, 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. ... 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Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x800, 494 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Shepperton ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x800, 494 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Shepperton ... OpenStreetMap of Chester OpenStreetMap is a collaborative, project create Free maps using data from portable GPS devices. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Spelthorne is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen 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. ... The Thames (pronounced []) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ... In the Republic of Ireland, the M3 motorway is a planned upgrade to part of the N3 road from Dublin to Cavan and the Northwest. ...

The name is derived from 'Shepherds Town' and the name of one of the older streets, Sheep Walk, still reflects that origin.

The Church Square area, next to the river is the original village. When a railway station was constructed a mile to the North, linking Shepperton to London's Waterloo station, the village expanded in that direction. Shepperton railway station is in the Spelthorne district of Surrey. ...

Shepperton's most famous occupant is Shepperton Studios. Shepperton is also the home of author J. G. Ballard and gets a mention in the novel The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells in which its destruction is described. In fact, to non-British people this town and its neighbor Weybridge are more likely to be known for their fictional destruction in Wells' book than for any actual event which happened there. Shepperton Studios, located in Shepperton, Middlesex, England is a film studio with a long history of film making. ... J.G. Ballard James Graham Ballard (born November 15, 1930 in Shanghai) is a British writer. ... 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. ... Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. ... Map of Weybridge (from OpenStreetMap) Weybridge is a town in the Elmbridge district of Surrey in South East England. ...

Shepperton is home to Thamesmead School which specializes in music. Famous past students include Ben Smith - bassist for the band Rooster, Steven Ruston - bassist for the band Son Of A Dork and Richard Archer - lead singer for the chart topping band HARD-Fi. Up-and-coming bands from Thamesmead school include band 'Rosemary's baby'. Another ex student of Thamesmead school is Dan Melchior a singer/songwriter/guitarist who has collaborated with Billy Childish and Holly Golightly,appeared on 30+ recordings and supported The White Stripes, The Fall and Interpol to name but 3. Benjamin Francis Smith (born 3 April 1972 in Corby, Northamptonshire) is an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. ... A rooster is a male chicken, the female being a hen. ... Hard-Fi are a band from Staines, England. ... HARD-Fi are an English indie rock band. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... This is This album by Billy Childishs current band, the Buff Medways Billy Childish (real name William Charlie Hamper, or Steven John Hamper) (born December 1, 1959) is a British artist, author, poet, singer and guitarist. ... Holly Golightly (born Holly Golightly Smith) is an English singer-songwriter. ... The White Stripes are an American minimalist rock duo from Detroit, composed of Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals and songwriting, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. ... The Fall are an English post-punk group, formed in Manchester in 1976. ... Interpol (or International Criminal Police Organization) was created in 1923 to assist international criminal police co-operation. ...

Shepperton was a parish in the Staines Rural District in Middlesex from 1894 to 1930, when it became part of the Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District. It was transferred to Surrey in 1965 rather than becoming part of Greater London. Staines was a rural district of Middlesex in England from 1894 to 1935. ... Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Sunbury-on-Thames is a Surrey suburb of London, England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...

Sheppertonlock
(2005)

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References

• Population figures (PDF)

Wikisourse Link

• What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton ("The War of the Worlds", Chapter 12)

Famous residents

• J. G. Ballard
• The Who