Nov
28

Bagshot, Surrey

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Bagshot is a village in west Surrey, England, that served as an important staging post between London and Southampton. It is situated 43 km (27 miles) southwest of London, off the M3 motorway and on the A30 road, between Camberley and Sunningdale. Many of the village’s original coaching inns can be still be seen. Much of the surrounding land is owned by the Ministry of Defence and is part of Windsor Great Park.

St Anne’s Church is the main church in Bagshot. It is 120 years old and was built in a neo-gothic style under the patronage of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught who lived in the nearby Bagshot Park. It is an attractive building in red brick with stone detail under a slate roof. There is a bell tower with a peal of eight bells. It is a grade II listed building and is situated in a conservation area.

The village is served by Bagshot railway station.

Today it is famous for the Pennyhill Park Hotel where the England rugby team used to train and Bagshot Park, home of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

The local Borough, Surrey Heath, is mainly a Conservative area and it has held a Conservative Council for the past 50 years. The Member of Parliament is Michael Gove.

The A30 leaving Bagshot to the south for Camberley has the large roundabout on it called the Jolly Farmer after a public house that used to stand in its centre.


External links

  • About Bagshot Village
  • Bagshot Park
  • St Anne’s Church, Bagshot

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