Send, Surrey

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Send, a village in the English county of Surrey, reputedly got its name as a corruption of the word sand, which is still extracted for construction and other purposes at pits nearby.

Send is located at 51°17′N 00°34′W, within 2 miles (3 km) of the M25. The A3 and the Wey Navigation flows through it. The nearest railway station is at West Clandon but Woking is not much further and offers a better service.

Today the village includes 2 schools, a small selection of shops, a recreation ground and a village hall. There are 3 churches: Send Parish Church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, dates from c.1220, St William of York Roman Catholic Church, and Send Evangelical Church.

Famous British Guitarist Eric Clapton spent 2 years as a pupil at Send's one-time Secondary modern school (now St. Bede's Church of England Junior School). Another musician Paul Weller lived for several years in Vicarage Lane.

Send is administered by Guildford Borough Council and Surrey County Council. Its parliamentary constituency is Mole Valley and the current MP is Paul Beresford, a Conservative.

Send's local football team is called Send United.

Send is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it is named Sande.