Shepperton
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Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°28′W / 51.40°N 0.46°W
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Church Square, Shepperton |
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| Population | 10,796 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | TQ080672 |
| District | Spelthorne |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHEPPERTON |
| Postcode district | TW17 |
| Dialling code | 01932 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Spelthorne |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Shepperton is a town in the borough of Spelthorne, Surrey. England It is located about 15 miles(24 km)south west of Central London. To the south it is bounded by the river Thames at Desborough Island and is bisected by the M3 motorway. It is equidistant between the north Surrey towns of Chertsey to the west and Sunbury-on-Thames to the east.[2]
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[edit] History
The name is derived from 'Shepherd's Town', which translates into Saxon language as the 'Scepertone' and the name of one of the older streets, Sheep Walk, still reflects that origin.
Shepperton in the Domesday Book of 1086 was called Scepertone. It was held by Westminster Abbey. Its domesday assets were: 8 hides. It had 7 ploughs, pasture for 7 ploughs, 1 weir worth 6s 8d. It rendered £6.[3]
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 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, though the town is still designated under Middlesex within the Royal Mail's postal system. The town includes the hamlet of Lower Halliford.
In October 2011, a group of children from Saint Nicholas CofE Primary school in Shepperton won a competition to create a history board on their towns culture, which was then edited by a graphic designer and officially opened by the mayor with a large ceremony and some press, after Sunbury holding a similar competition. the children were pleased to see that one or two areas of their design has been incorporated. The board itself showed a grassland, to represent the pastures and a few facts for tourists. the event was then publicised in the local newspaper.
[edit] Amenities
Shepperton Studios are located here. Many films were made here such as Carol Reed's The Third Man, Harry Enfield's Kevin and Perry Go Large, Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein and John Huston's The African Queen . Shepperton was also the home of author J. G. Ballard and provides the setting for his novel The Unlimited Dream Company. It is also mentioned in the novel The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, in which its destruction is described.
Shepperton has a thriving cricket club, which has teams in the Fullers Surrey County League
[edit] Places of worship
- Jubilee Church Shepperton
- Shepperton Baptist Church
- St John Fisher (Roman Catholic)
- Richmond Drive (Reynolds)
- St Nicholas (Church of England)
- St Mary Magdalene, Littleton (Church of England)
[edit] Notable people
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Notable residents, past and present, include:
- Olivia Anderson, South African international cricketer
- Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer
- J. G. Ballard, author, lived in the same semi-detached house in Shepperton for over fifty years until his death in 2009
- John Boorman, film director
- Ray Dorset, lead singer of Mungo Jerry
- Frank Finlay, actor
- Thomas Love Peacock, poet and novelist, at Halliford Green
- Tom Rush, blues/folk singer
- Ruth Wilson, actress
- John Gregson, actor
[edit] References
- ^ Population figures (PDF)
- ^ The Hundred Of Spelthorne, Shepperton, History of Middlesex County
- ^ Surrey Domesday Book
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