West Byfleet
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| West Byfleet | |
| Surrey | |
|---|---|
 St John's Church, West Byfleet | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ043609 |
| Location: | 51°20’17"N, 0°30’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 5,054 (2001) |
| Post town: | West Byfleet |
| Postcode: | KT14 |
| Dialling code: | 01932 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Woking |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Woking |
West Byfleet is a village in Surrey. It lies within the stockbroker belt just outside the M25 motorway, 19 miles from Charing Cross and 8 miles from Heathrow Airport.
The village grew up around the station on the London & South Western Railway. The station, originally "Byfleet and Woodham", opened in 1887.[1] Since it was more than mile from the ancient village of Byfleet, the new development soon established its own character as a commuter suburb. The village church was dedicated in 1912 and a separate parish of West Byfleet was established in 1917.
The station lies between those of Woking and of Byfleet & New Haw. The village is bounded to the north by the Basingstoke Canal and to the east by the M25 and the Wey Navigation Canal.
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