Frimley
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| Population | 12,739 (2001 census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Surrey Heath |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Camberley |
| Postcode district | GU16 |
| Dial code | 01276 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | Surrey Heath |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Frimley is a small town situated 2 miles (3 km) south of Camberley, UK and 31 miles (50 km) west south-west of London. It is in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire.
It is mainly residential but Frimley railway station provides access to Guildford, Ascot and London Waterloo. The main shopping street includes a branch of Waitrose and some smaller shops, several restaurants, banks, charity shops, a post office, a number of estate agents, solicitors, opticians, betting shops, an insurance broker and two public houses called White Hart and The Railway Arms. Frimley Park Hospital is situated in the town.
One of the major employers in the town is BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (Insyte), which occupies a new building in Lyon Way.
There are a number of schools in Frimley including: The Grove Primary School, Lakeside Primary School, Ravenscote Junior School and Tomlinscote School and 6th Form College.
Frimley Town Football Club was formed over 100 years ago. It runs four teams, and the first team competes in the Senior Division of the Aldershot & District Football League. The club is based at Chobham Road recreation ground.[1]
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[edit] History
The name Frimley is derived from the Saxon name Fremma's Lea, which means "Fremma's clearing". The land was owned by Chertsey Abbey from 673 to 1537 and was a farming village.[2] More recently it was a coach stop on the main London to Portsmouth road for about four hundred years.
In 1799 Frimley lunatic asylum was opened, catering for both male and female patients, and received four patients from Great Fosters. Magistrates visited in 1807 and ordered the proprietors to stop chaining the patients.[3]
An 1811 inventory from Frimley Workhouse can be seen on the Surrey County Council website.
In 1837 the present St. Peter's Church was built, replacing earlier buildings. The building has a balcony running around three sides of the interior. Ethel Smyth once preached from the pulpit.[4]
In 1904 the Brompton Hospital Sanatorium was established in Frimley to treat tuberculosis patients; it closed in 1985. Dr Marcus Sinclair Paterson (1870-1932) was the first medical superintendent, and he developed a system of treatment called 'graduated labour' which generated a lot of interest from other health professionals. The treatment used controlled levels of physical activity.[5]
In 1959 the Cadet Training Centre at Frimley Park was formed following the 1957 publication of the Amery Report.[6]
In 1971 the section of the M3 motorway passing close to Frimley was opened.[7]
[edit] Famous people
- Lady Louise Windsor (Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor) was born in Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey on November 8, 2003, the first child of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and became eighth in succession to the throne of Britain.[8]
- Jonny Wilkinson, a fly-half for England Rugby Union and one of the most famous players in international professional rugby, was born in Frimley on 25 May 1979.[9]
- Dame Ethel Smyth, English composer and suffragette, was born in 1858 in Kent, and grew up in Frimley. Her family moved to Frimley in 1867 when her father was given command of the Royal Artillery at Aldershot.[10]
- James Cobbett, famous cricketer and considered by many as the finest all-rounder of his day, was born in Frimley on January 12, 1804.[11]
- Daphne du Maurier wrote most of her fourth novel, Jamaica Inn, in 1935 in Frimley where her soldier husband Frederick Browning was based.[12]
- Martin Duffy, Local musician and actor, most recently as a body double in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[citation needed]
- Marc Bolan of 1970’s band T. Rex lived for a short while in Apex Drive, Frimley[13]
- famous people buried in the churchyard of St. Peter's Church, Frimley include:[4]
- Bret Harte, the American author, who died on 6 May 1902[14]
- William George Cubitt, who won the Victoria Cross in the Indian Mutiny for saving three men's lives at the risk of his own during the retreat from Chinhut
- John Frederick Lewis, a British 19th-century painter
- Charles Wellington Furse a British 19th-century painter
- Sir Doveton Sturdee (1859-1925) a British admiral who decisively defeated the German squadron under Graf Maximilian von Spee at the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914, for which he was made a baronet
[edit] Frimley in literature
- in one of the "Just William" books by Richmal Crompton, William visits an aunt in Frimley for a few days[15]
- Charles Kingsley refers to "a series of Letters on the Frimley murder" in his Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet[16]
- There is a brief mention of Frimley in Stephen King's Nightmares & Dreamscapes in the short story Crouch End. It reads 'He did indeed move into council housing, a two-above-the-shops in Frimley'.
[edit] References
- ^ Pete Bass (2006). Frimley Town FC - 2005/06. Web-Teams. Retrieved on May 20, 2006.
- ^ Surrey Heath Borough Council (2005). History of Surrey Heath. surreyheath.gov.uk. Retrieved on May 19, 2006.
- ^ Andrew Roberts (2002). Part of the Asylums Index: South East England. The Lunacy Commission, a study of its origin, emergence and character. Retrieved on May 20, 2006.
- ^ a b The Parish Office. St Peter's Church. The Parish of Frimley. Retrieved on May 20, 2006.
- ^ Julie Tancell (2001). National Heart and Lung Institute. AIM25: Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. Retrieved on May 20, 2006.
- ^ History. Sussex Army Cadet Force (2003). Retrieved on May 20, 2006.
- ^ Chris Marshall (2005). M3. cbrd Motorway Database. Retrieved on May 20, 2006.
- ^ Your London guide to Royal Family. Virtual-London (2006). Retrieved on May 19, 2006.
- ^ Jonny Wilkinson: A Who2 Profile. WHO2? (2006). Retrieved on May 19, 2006.
- ^ Ethel Smyth (1858-1944). Literary Encyclopedia (2004). Retrieved on May 19, 2006.
- ^ Cricinfo - Players and Officials - James Cobbett. cricinfoengland (2006). Retrieved on May 19, 2006.
- ^ Ann Willmore (2002). Review of Jamaica Inn. Daphne du Maurier Book Reviews. Retrieved on May 24, 2006.
- ^ Surrey Heath Borough Council (2000). Surrey Heath 2000 - Official Guide and Street Plan (page 16) (pdf). Retrieved on August 12, 2006.
- ^ Bret Harte - Biography and Works. The Literature Network (2006). Retrieved on May 19, 2006.
- ^ Gert (2003). Comments. mad musings of me. Retrieved on February 18, 2007.
- ^ Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet by Rev. Charles Kingsley et al - Full Text Free Book (Part 1/10). Fullbooks. Retrieved on May 23, 2006.
[edit] See also
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Frimley railway station
- Frimley Green
- Frimley Green F.C.
- Frimley and Camberley
- Frimley Lodge Park Railway
- Grove Primary School, Frimley
