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Spelthorne College was a single-campus sixth form college on Church Road, Ashford, Surrey, England. It was formed in 1975 as a successor to Ashford Sixth Form College and Sunbury Sixth Form College. Its campus was founded in 1911 as Ashford County Grammar School, which became a sixth form college in 1975. In 2007 Spelthorne College merged with Brooklands College in Weybridge.
EDUBase URN: 130832
Staines Moor is a 510.8-hectare (1,262-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey. It is part of the South West London Waterbodies Ramsar site and a Special Protection Area
St David's School was an independent girls' school in Ashford (historically in Middlesex, but from 1965 in the district of Spelthorne in Surrey), England. The school was originally established in London in 1716 as the British Charity School or Welsh Charity School. It was located in a purpose-built home on Clerkenwell Green from 1738, before moving to Gray's Inn Road in 1772, and eventually to Ashford in 1857. It was at first a boys' school, and then from 1758 co-educational, but from 1882 it began to admit girls only and became known as the Welsh Girls' School. It changed its name to St David's School in 1967, and closed in 2009.
Staines High Street railway station was a railway station that formerly served the town of Staines (now Staines-upon-Thames), on the Windsor & Eton line of the London and South Western Railway.
Old Walton Bridge is the name given to the first Walton Bridge built across the River Thames between Walton-on-Thames and Shepperton in Surrey, England (the latter then in Middlesex). The wooden bridge was completed in 1750, was painted by Canaletto and stood until 1783 when, in decay, it was dismantled to make way for a stone-clad brickwork replacement, later painted by J. M. W. Turner.
The Shepperton to Weybridge Ferry is a pedestrian and cycle ferry service across the River Thames in Surrey, South East England. The service has operated almost continuously for over 500 years.
Stanwell Place was a manor house and associated estate and tenant farms, located to the west of the village of Stanwell, Middlesex. During the early part of the 20th century parts of the estate were sold off to create a reservoir and a series of local small holdings.
The Avenue was a rugby union stadium and training pitches in Sunbury-on-Thames that belonged to the English club London Irish since 1931 when the team bought its 11 acres (4.5 ha). The team moved one season to the Stoop Memorial Ground thereafter to Madjeski Stadium, from 2000. For 14 more years the club kept The Avenue as its training and pre-season friendlies ground as well as Aviva A League matches. In 2014 the club began to train at its replacement, larger Hazlewood facility in the same town, including its Academy and hosting international training when Twickenham stadium hosts such tournaments and the grounds were converted to landscaped suburban housing, a sports/leisure club and care home.
Staines Railway Bridge is a railway viaduct in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, around 17 miles (28 kilometres) west of central London. It carries the Waterloo to Reading line across the Thames. Immediately to the east is Thames Street bridge, which carries the railway over the B376 and the Thames Path.
The Thames Conservancy (formally the Conservators of the River Thames) was a body responsible for the management of that river in England. It was founded in 1857 to replace the jurisdiction of the City of London up to Staines. Nine years later it took on the whole river from Cricklade in Wiltshire to the sea at Yantlet Creek on the Isle of Grain. Its territory was reduced when the Tideway (upper and lower estuary) was transferred to the Port of London Authority in 1909.
Sunbury on Thames Urban District, also known as Sunbury Urban District, was a local government district from 1894 to 1974 comprising the town and parish of Sunbury-on-Thames and from 1930 also the parishes of Littleton and Shepperton.
Staines Town Football Club was a football club based in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. Founded in 1892, it last competed in the Isthmian League, until it was dissolved in 2022.
website: http://stainestownfootballclub.co.uk/
British European Airways Flight 548 was a scheduled passenger flight from London Heathrow to Brussels that crashed near Staines, England, United Kingdom, shortly after take-off on 18 June 1972, killing all 118 people on board. The accident became known as the Staines air disaster. As of 2026, it remains the deadliest air accident (as opposed to terrorist incidents) to have occurred in the UK and was the deadliest air accident involving a Hawker Siddeley Trident. Initially, there were two survivors of the accident; a man, who was discovered in the remains of the aircraft cabin, and a young woman, but both later died of their injuries.
Spelthorne Sports F.C. is a football club based in the borough of Spelthorne. They play in the Combined Counties League Division One.
Dumsey Meadow is a 9.6-hectare (24-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Chertsey and Shepperton in Surrey.
Staines & Lammas (Middlesex) Football Club is a football club based in the town of Staines-upon-Thames. The club is affiliated to the Middlesex Football Association. They currently play in the Combined Counties League Division One.
The Hazelwood Centre is a dual-code rugby ground and sports facility in Sunbury-on-Thames in the English county of Surrey. The facility is known as the home of London Irish. The former professional rugby union side London Irish used the facility as its administrative base and for training, Premiership Rugby Shield matches and pre-season friendlies from opening until entering administration in 2023. London Irish Amateur have also used the facility for training and all home games since opening.
The School House in Staines-upon-Thames is a surviving example of an early 19th-century one room school in the UK and was part of Miss Margaret Pope's efforts supporting the Quaker principle of bringing education to all (including those excluded from Church of England schools) which, in the early 19th Century was progressed by both men and women.
Street address: 20 Hale Street (from Wikidata)
The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP) is a membership organisation for professionals in the telecommunications industry, based in the United Kingdom.
Lock Island is an island in the River Thames in England connected to Shepperton Lock, near Shepperton. Facing the attached by lock-gate bridge mainland is a hedge-lined lawn hosting a café, below and above zones of free short-stay moorings. The Thames River Police have a station on the island. Shepperton Canoe Club and Weybridge Mariners' Boat Club face part of the Weybridge side. The island is connected to Hamhaugh Island by a walkway across the main weir, in turn having a closed-access weir to Hamm Court, Addlestone.
Staines Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Square, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England. The town hall, which briefly served as the headquarters of Spelthorne Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
National Heritage List for England number: 1187053
Kempton Park, England formerly an expanded manor known as Kempton, Kenton and other forms, today refers to the land owned by (estate in property of) the Jockey Club: Kempton Park nature reserve and Kempton Park Racecourse in the Spelthorne district of Surrey. Today's landholding was the heart of, throughout the Medieval period, a private parkland – and its location along with its being a royal manor rather than ecclesiastic, or high-nobility manor led to some occasional residence by Henry III and three centuries later hunting among a much larger chase by Henry VIII and his short-reigned son, Edward VI.
Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Middlesex, England, with a history dating back to 1931. It is now part of the Pinewood Studios Group. During its early existence, the studio was branded as Sound City (not to be confused with the Californian Sound City Studios).
website: http://www.pinewoodgroup.com/our-studios/uk/shepperton-studios
Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. Hepworth was a pioneering studio in the early 20th century and released the first film adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland, 1903).
National Heritage List for England number: 1205078
National Heritage List for England number: 1240382
National Heritage List for England number: 1377693
National Heritage List for England number: 1029643
National Heritage List for England number: 1029646, 1067534
National Heritage List for England number: 1187015
National Heritage List for England number: 1187025
National Heritage List for England number: 1187028
National Heritage List for England number: 1187058
National Heritage List for England number: 1188076
National Heritage List for England number: 1204664
National Heritage List for England number: 1377684
National Heritage List for England number: 1393523
National Heritage List for England number: 1440376
National Heritage List for England number: 1204918
National Heritage List for England number: 1187023
National Heritage List for England number: 1187048
National Heritage List for England number: 1029695
National Heritage List for England number: 1187050
Street address: 2 K6 Telephone Kiosks In Front Of Town Hall, Spelthorne, Surrey, TW18 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1067531
National Heritage List for England number: 1187027
National Heritage List for England number: 1188048
National Heritage List for England number: 1180143
National Heritage List for England number: 1187032
National Heritage List for England number: 1029674
National Heritage List for England number: 1029676
National Heritage List for England number: 1029677
National Heritage List for England number: 1178335
National Heritage List for England number: 1180271
National Heritage List for England number: 1187020
National Heritage List for England number: 1187045
National Heritage List for England number: 1187056
National Heritage List for England number: 1187065
National Heritage List for England number: 1204814
National Heritage List for England number: 1294948
National Heritage List for England number: 1295032
National Heritage List for England number: 1377686
National Heritage List for England number: 1377694
National Heritage List for England number: 1029701
National Heritage List for England number: 1187017
National Heritage List for England number: 1187019
National Heritage List for England number: 1187049
National Heritage List for England number: 1298922
National Heritage List for England number: 1377701
National Heritage List for England number: 1377668
National Heritage List for England number: 1187013
National Heritage List for England number: 1029672
National Heritage List for England number: 1029645
National Heritage List for England number: 1029690
National Heritage List for England number: 1029691
National Heritage List for England number: 1029692
National Heritage List for England number: 1187040
National Heritage List for England number: 1187041
National Heritage List for England number: 1187047
National Heritage List for England number: 1204602
National Heritage List for England number: 1258026
National Heritage List for England number: 1294813
National Heritage List for England number: 1295068
National Heritage List for England number: 1298902
National Heritage List for England number: 1298906
National Heritage List for England number: 1298907
National Heritage List for England number: 1298926
National Heritage List for England number: 1377669
Ad Pontes war eine römische Siedlung an der Themse. Es handelt sich um das heutige Staines. Der Name bedeutet an den Brücken und deutet darauf, dass es hier eine Brücke über die Themse gab. Der Ort liegt an der Straße von Londinium nach Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester). Der antike Name ist in dem Itinerarium Antonini überliefert.
National Heritage List for England number: 1005919
National Heritage List for England number: 1005939
National Heritage List for England number: 1018276
Street address: 107 Feltham Hill Road, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 1HH (from Wikidata)
Street address: 4 Fordbridge Road, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 2SG (from Wikidata)
Street address: Green Street, Sunbury-On-Thames, Middlesex, TW16 6RH (from Wikidata)
Street address: Laleham Road, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 8EJ (from Wikidata)
Street address: The Surgery, 270 Upper Halliford Road, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 8SY (from Wikidata)
Street address: Knowle Green, Staines, TW18 1XD (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1298892
National Heritage List for England number: 1204903
National Heritage List for England number: 1204896, 1005920
National Heritage List for England number: 1204676
National Heritage List for England number: 1187022
National Heritage List for England number: 1204639
Street address: Our Lady of the Rosary RC Primary School, Park Avenue, Staines, Surrey, TW18 2EF (from Wikidata)
EDUBase URN: 125215; website: http://www.ourlady.surrey.sch.uk/
National Heritage List for England number: 1029681
Street address: 90 Church Road, Ashford, TW15 2GA, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: High Street, Staines, TW18, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: High Street, Staines, TW18, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: Clarendon Road, Ashford, TW15, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: Studios Road, Shepperton, TW17 0QD, England (from Wikidata)
Street address: Mustard Mill Road, Staines, TW18 4BL, England (from Wikidata)
website: http://www.myvue.com
National Heritage List for England number: 1187034
Chertsey Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, against the left bank, an area of Green Belt including Laleham Park, the largest public park in Spelthorne. It faces the town of Chertsey and is the fifth-lowest of the forty-four locks along the non-tidal course of the river. Owing to a course alteration both banks at the site of the lock have been since medieval times in Surrey. Stone-built Chertsey Bridge built in 1785 is 210 m south (downstream) of the lock. The lock was built by the City of London Corporation in 1813, lengthened in 1893 and again in 1913.
Church Island or Church Eyot is an inhabited island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Penton Hook Lock in Staines-upon-Thames, Spelthorne, Surrey. It is in the upper part of the reach. It is approximately 200 m (660 ft) above Staines Bridge, but is thought by some historians to have been the site of the Roman bridges (Pontes) across the Thames recorded as a waypoint on the Devil's Highway between Londinium (London) and Calleva (Silchester).
Grand Junction Isle is a small island in the River Thames on the reach above Molesey Lock at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England. It is just downstream of Sunbury Court Island, which is three times longer and also close to the north bank.
The River Ash is a small, shallow river in Surrey, England. Its course of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) is just outside Greater London. Work has been carried out to re-align, clear and build up a small, Littleton head of water and create two backwaters. One backwater dates to the medieval period; the other to the 1990s. It flows as one of the six distributaries of the River Colne from the south of Staines Moor immediately south of the Staines Bypass eastwards through the rest of the borough of Spelthorne before meeting the River Thames.
The Wraysbury River is an anabranch of the River Colne to the west of London.
National Heritage List for England number: 1029675
Street address: 30 And 32, Thames Street, Spelthorne, Surrey, TW16 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1029640
Street address: 16, 18 And 20, Thames Street, Spelthorne, Surrey, TW16 (from Wikidata)
National Heritage List for England number: 1029641
National Heritage List for England number: 1029662
National Heritage List for England number: 1029663
National Heritage List for England number: 1029664
National Heritage List for England number: 1029670
National Heritage List for England number: 1029671
National Heritage List for England number: 1029673
National Heritage List for England number: 1029678
National Heritage List for England number: 1029680
National Heritage List for England number: 1029699
National Heritage List for England number: 1039970
National Heritage List for England number: 1187029
National Heritage List for England number: 1187033
National Heritage List for England number: 1187035
National Heritage List for England number: 1187037
National Heritage List for England number: 1187052
National Heritage List for England number: 1204681
National Heritage List for England number: 1204708
National Heritage List for England number: 1204882
National Heritage List for England number: 1240403
National Heritage List for England number: 1298890
National Heritage List for England number: 1298891
National Heritage List for England number: 1298893
National Heritage List for England number: 1298898
National Heritage List for England number: 1298927
National Heritage List for England number: 1298929
National Heritage List for England number: 1377695
National Heritage List for England number: 1377700
National Heritage List for England number: 1377702
National Heritage List for England number: 1377722
National Heritage List for England number: 1426908
National Heritage List for England number: 1187068