Ottershaw
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 Ottershaw
Ottershaw shown within Surrey |
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| Area | 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
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| Population | 2,853 (Civil Parish)[1] |
| – density | 1,372/km2 (3,550/sq mi) |
| District | Runnymede |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHERTSEY |
| Postcode district | KT16 |
| Dialling code | 01932 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Runnymede and Weybridge |
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Ottershaw is a village in the Runnymede district of Surrey, England about 20 miles to the south-west of London. It is part of the mixed rural and suburban Foxhills ward and is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Ottershaw first established in 1864 in what was part of the parish of Chertsey.[2]
Immediately surrounding settlements are West Byfleet, Woodham, Addlestone and Chertsey.
A significant landmark is Christ Church. This was the gift of one man, Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke (1813–1890), who came to live in Ottershaw in 1859. He provided sufficient land from his estate for a church, churchyard and vicarage, paid all the construction costs and endowed the church with £100 per year.[3][4] There is a junior school linked to this church.[5] A boarding school for boys, Ottershaw School, was founded in 1948 in Ottershaw Park; it closed in 1980. The school buildings were converted for residential use.
The Ottershaw Society has carried out a comprehensive historical survey of the village that records the current village and its historical background. It is illustrated with over 1,000 photographs of the village as it is now and many historical illustrations from the mid-19th century to the present time, and includes older residents' memories and various other historical written material.
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Leisure
The village has two pubs: the Otter, which has a restaurant, and the Castle in Brox Road; and an Indian restaurant: the Otters Spicy Cottage. Ottershaw is home of Foxhills Golf Club.
Notable residents
- Oliver James, musician and actor, was born in 1980 in Ottershaw
- The historian John Romer was born and educated in Ottershaw
- Hannah Russell, British Paralympic swimmer, was born in Chertsey and lives in Ottershaw. At the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games she won silver in the S12 400m freestyle, and bronze in the 100m butterfly – setting a new British record, and bronze in the 100m backstroke.[6]
Ottershaw in literature
In the book The War of the Worlds by H G Wells, the fictional narrator is invited to an observatory in Ottershaw.
See also
References
- ↑ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 31 October 2014
- ↑ Parish of Ottershaw i.e. village status retrieved 2014-10-31
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External links
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- Ottershaw Village Society
- Ottershaw Park History
- Ottershaw Players
- Village Home Page
- Christ Church, Ottershaw (Anglican)
- Ottershaw School Old Boys' Society
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