Chertsey (gbr)

Chertsey

Chertsey ranks 2,084th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pannonia, Meaux, and Pohang. Memorable people born in Chertsey include Mike Rutherford, Ian Khama, and Robert Green. Memorable people who died in Chertsey include Abraham Cowley. Chertsey has been the birth place of many soccer players and musicians and the death place of many writers. Chertsey is located in United Kingdom.

Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, 18 miles (29 km) south-west of central London. It grew up around Chertsey Abbey, founded in AD 666 by St Erkenwald, and gained a market charter from Henry I. A bridge across the River Thames first appeared in the early 15th century. The River Bourne through the town meets the Thames at Weybridge. The Anglican church has a medieval tower and chancel roof. The 18th-century listed buildings include the current stone Chertsey Bridge and Botleys Mansion. A curfew bell, rung at 8 pm on weekdays from Michaelmas to Lady Day ties with the romantic local legend of Blanche Heriot, marked by a statue of her and the bell at Chertsey Bridge. Green areas include the Thames Path National Trail, Chertsey Meads and a round knoll with remains of a prehistoric hill fort known as Eldebury Hill. Pyrcroft House dates from the 18th century and Tara from the late 20th. Train services are run between Chertsey railway station and London Waterloo by South Western Railway. The town is within the M25, accessible via junction 11. It has a population of 15,967. Read more on Wikipedia