16-677: Frimley is a town in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey , England, approximately 30 mi (48 km) southwest of central London . The town is of Saxon origin, although it is not listed in Domesday Book of 1086. Train services to Frimley (on the line between Ascot and Aldershot ), are operated by South Western Railway . The name Frimley is derived from the Saxon name Fremma's Lea , which means "Fremma's clearing". The land
32-403: A Hunting-Clan Vickers Viscount 732 (registration G-ANRR) crashed on a test flight following a major overhaul . While flying at 1,000 ft (300 m) 10 minutes after takeoff from London Airport , the aircraft lost its starboard wing. This caused the aircraft to crash near the village and catch fire, killing all six occupants. Accident investigators established the reverse operation of
48-652: A young clergyman and was found innocent of the manslaughter charge because of doubts over his identity. [REDACTED] Media related to Frimley at Wikimedia Commons Surrey Heath Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.237 via cp1104 cp1104, Varnish XID 207800551 Upstream caches: cp1104 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:58:40 GMT Frimley Park Hospital Too Many Requests If you report this error to
64-543: Is a brief mention of Frimley in Stephen King 's Nightmares & Dreamscapes in the short story Crouch End . It reads: 'He did indeed move into council housing , a two-above-the-shops in Frimley'. In The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) , chapter 18 tells of the trial of a bricklayer who, in a prize fight on Frimley Common, unfortunately killed his opponent. He appeared in court dressed as
80-406: Is relatively representative of the nation as a whole in terms of national identity: The proportions of those retired, unemployed and who were students in 2011 were extremely close to the regional average whereas those in the economically inactive (other) category were fewer: Those who replied that again there were no people in the household with English as their main language formed a proportion of
96-407: The elevator spring tab as the probable cause. Incorrect maintenance of the spring tab mechanism and failure to notice the tab's faulty operation as a result of negligence on the part of maintenance personnel, who were responsible for inspecting the aircraft before returning it to service, involved the pilot in command in involuntary manoeuvres that overstressed the aircraft. This in turn resulted in
112-453: The ward , 6,178, belies the observation that this is the largest and most commercial settlement of the GU16 postcode which also covers the southernmost, Heatherside/Parkside, neighbourhoods Camberley of (its post town) and the distinct villages of Frimley Green , Mytchett and Deepcut . The working population worked as set out below in the official industry categorisations in 2011: The ward
128-673: The White Hart. Frimley Park Hospital is within the boundaries. One of the major employers in the village is BAE Systems , which occupies a building off Lyon Way. Siemens opened its main UK headquarters in Frimley in 2007. Frimley Business Park is to the west on a north–south road, the A331. It has offices of the Environment Agency , Genesys Telecommunications , AMD and Novartis Pharmaceuticals . The usual number of residents in
144-614: The aircraft's right wing breaking off. In 1959 the Cadet Training Centre at Frimley Park was formed following the 1957 publication of the Amery Report. The main shopping street includes a branch of Waitrose and some smaller shops, several restaurants, charity shops, a post office, a number of estate agents, solicitors, opticians, betting shops, an insurance broker and two public houses , the Railway Arms and
160-720: The population 0.1% less than the national average. Frimley railway station provides access to Guildford , Ascot and London Waterloo . Frimley Lodge Park Railway (a tourist attraction) is also nearby. The village is situated close to the junction of the A325 Farnborough Road and A331 Blackwater Valley Relief Road, which provides a link to the M3 Motorway junction 4. There are a number of schools in Frimley including: The Grove Primary School, Ravenscote Junior School, Tomlinscote School and St Augustine's Roman Catholic Primary School. Frimley Town Football Club
176-666: The proprietors to stop chaining the patients. An 1811 inventory from Frimley Workhouse , can be seen on the Surrey County Council website. The present St. Peter's Church was built in 1826 replacing earlier buildings. The building has a balcony running around three sides of the interior. Dame Ethel Smyth once preached from the pulpit. In 1904, the Brompton Hospital Sanatorium was established in Frimley to treat tuberculosis patients; it closed in 1985. Dr Marcus Sinclair Paterson (1870–1932)
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#1732780720851192-558: Was carried in a chair by the spectators while she was filmed by Pathe News . She was returned to Frimley on their fire engine and toured the village. Frimley gave her a car paid for by public subscription. In 1931 the staff at Frimley Cottage Hospital were unable to save the life of Lieutenant Hubert Chevis , who had been admitted, along with his wife Frances, after eating poisoned partridge meat. He died of strychnine poisoning. The case remains an unsolved murder mystery. On 2 December 1958,
208-681: Was formed over 100 years ago. It runs four teams, and the first team competes in the Senior Division of the Aldershot & District Football League. The club is based at Chobham Road recreation ground. Daphne du Maurier wrote most of her fourth novel, Jamaica Inn , in 1935 in Frimley where her soldier husband Frederick (Boy) Browning was based. Dame Ethel Smyth , English composer and suffragette grew up in nearby Frimley Green and later purchased One Oak Cottage in Frimley. Her family moved to Frimley Green in 1867 when her father
224-574: Was given command of the Royal Artillery at Aldershot . Kobna Holdbrook-Smith grew up in Frimley with his parents and brother. Notable people buried in the churchyard of St. Peter's Church, Frimley include: In one of the Just William books by Richmal Crompton , William visits an aunt in Frimley for a few days. Charles Kingsley refers to "a series of letters on the Frimley murder" in his Alton Locke , Tailor and Poet . There
240-503: Was owned by Chertsey Abbey from 673 to 1537 and was a farming village. More recently it was a coach stop on a road between London and Portsmouth and Southampton for about four hundred years. Frimley was not listed in Domesday Book of 1086, but is shown on the map as Fremely , its spelling in 933 AD. Frimley Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1799; it catered for both male and female patients, and received four patients from Great Fosters , Egham . Magistrates visited in 1807 and ordered
256-506: Was the first medical superintendent, and he developed a system of treatment called 'graduated labour' which generated a lot of interest from other health professionals. The treatment used controlled levels of physical activity. In 1930 Marjorie Foster became the first woman to win the Sovereign's Prize for shooting. She received £250, a gold medal and a personal telegram from the King. She
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