Parish Noticeboard Company In Chertsey, Surrey

Chertsey is a town in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, 29 km (18 mi) south-west of central London. It grew up circular Chertsey Abbey, founded in 666 CE, and gained a spread around charter from Henry I. A bridge across the River Thames first appeared in the in the future 15th century. The River Bourne through the town meets the Thames at Weybridge. The Anglican church has a medieval tower and chancel roof. The 18th-century listed buildings increase the current rock Chertsey Bridge and Botleys Mansion. A curfew bell, rung at 8 pm upon weekdays from Michaelmas to Lady Day ties gone the affectionate local legend of Blanche Heriot, marked by a statue of her and the distress signal at Chertsey Bridge. Green areas total the Thames Path National Trail, Chertsey Meads and a round knoll (St Ann’s Hill) with remains of a early hill fort known as Eldebury Hill. Pyrcroft House dates from the 18th century and Tara from the late 20th. Train services are govern between Chertsey railway station and London Waterloo by South Western Railway. The town is within the M25, accessible via junction 11.

The first written quotation of Chertsey is by Bede c. 750, in which he describes the location as Cerotaesei, id est Ceroti insula (translated as “Chertsey, that is the island of Cerotus“). The settlement appears in 13th-century copies of 7th-century charters as Cirotesige, Cirotesge and Cerotesge. The manor is recorded as Certesi in Domesday Book in 1086 and as Certeseye in 1129–30. Other higher forms include Charteseye (mid-14th century), Charsey (in 1543) and Chutsey (in 1606). The first use of the unbiased spelling “Chertsey” is from 1559.