Oatlands, Surrey
| Oatlands | |
| Surrey | |
|---|---|
 Weybridge end of Oatlands Drive | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ088649 |
| Location: | 51°22’23"N, 0°26’17"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 6,352 (2011) |
| Post town: | Weybridge |
| Postcode: | KT13 |
| Dialling code: | 01932 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Elmbridge |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Esher and Walton |
Oatlands is a village in the north of Surrey on low, verdant ridges partially overlooking the River Thames. Today it is a barely distinguishable, contiguous area between Weybridge to the west and Walton-on-Thames to the east: before acquiring its own church, Oatlands was part of the latter parish.
The village acquired its name from the Royal Tudor and Stuart Oatlands Palace, which was built for King Henry VIII (to the north of Weybridge town centre). Today it has a park, parade of shops, one pub, one Working Men's Club, and three schools.
The village
The village slopes down to the old village in a slight dip and to Walton. The roads are characterised by many avenues and garden-fronted properties surrounded by parkland, no intersection by any major roads, with low rise apartments being a relatively common feature. The Weybridge Club spa resort and Broadwater lie to the north of the Oatlands Park Hotel. The architecture across the village is predominantly modern but styled with classical, Georgian inspiration to complement the small group of terraced houses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries and grander, detached Georgian houses bordering on the approach to Monument Hill, which links Oatlands to Weybridge town centre.
Parish church
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The parish church, St Mary Oatlands, was originally a chapel built in 1862. It became a parish church in 1867, as the parish of St Mary Walton in Walton-on-Thames was divided to reflect the increase in population owing to local industrialisation and commuter villas.
The North West Surrey Synagogue is in Rosslyn Park, Oatlands.
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References
- Lock, A.H. (1974). Surrey in 1815. A picture of Surrey life in 1815. Reading: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-179-5.