Westfield, Woking
| Westfield | |
| Surrey | |
|---|---|
 Local shops at Westfield | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ004567 |
| Location: | 51°18’3"N, 0°33’37"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Woking |
| Postcode: | GU22 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Woking |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Woking |
Westfield is an area of Woking in Surrey. It marks the southern boundary of Woking altering from archetypal suburban homes in the north to semi-rural homes, smallholdings, small woodlands and fields in the south, where it abuts areas of the Metropolitan Green Belt.
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Church
The village does not form a parish but it has a church, the Church of St Mark, within the Diocese of Guildford and the parish of Old Woking. It was built in 1922.
The church also hosts the local Brownies Group. (The Scouts are located in Woking Park.)
History
Pre-history
There is some archaeological evidence of Late Bronze Age activity in Westfield. Late Bronze Age artefacts have been recovered from this area and are now stored in the British Museum.[1]
Into the Modern Era
Westfield was one of three ‘open fields’ of the ancient town of Woking and is first recorded in 1548.[2] The ‘west’ field was in fact divided into two areas with the ‘lower west field’ occupying the area of present-day Westfield Avenue and the Football Ground and the ‘upper west field’ covering the area to the south and east of the Westfield Road. The Old Cricketers Inn and Cricketers Cottage on Westfield Common have a 16th-century provenance [3] Built in the 16th century, Walnut Tree Cottage was the site of a Liquorice factory.[4]
As well as the ‘common fields’ Westfield had a large area of ‘common land’ that, despite being bought by the London Necropolis Company in the mid-19th century, remains open even today. The registered common land is called Westfield Common.
All of the 'modern development' of Westfield (as well as Kingfield and Old Woking) has been on the former fields of the area, with the bounds of many of these fields still traceable in the estate boundaries.
Sport and leisure
- Football: Westfield (Surrey) F.C., who play at Woking Park.
Pictures
Woking District and Recreation Club
Path leading to Moor Lane
Westfield Common Play Area
One of the Ponds on Westfield Common
Animals on Westfield Common
References
- ↑ Late Bronze Age Urn, Westfield.
- ↑ History of Westfield
- ↑ Surrey Historic Environment Record for The Cricketers
- ↑ "Woking UK". Woking UK. http://www.designdock.com/wokingukcom/hisoldwoking.htm. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
