Hersham
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| Population | 11,913[1] |
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| District | Elmbridge |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Walton on Thames |
| Postcode district | KT12 |
| Dial code | 01932 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | Esher and Walton |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Hersham is a town in Surrey, England, lying on the A244 between Esher and Weybridge. Other neighbouring towns include Cobham and Walton-on-Thames.
It has a growing population and is at the rural urban fringe; where town meets country. The major roads, the A3 and M25 are near the town.
Hersham Green, which is within the town, is three and a half acres of open space where regular events take place throughout the summer months. Within a few minutes walk of the built-up area of Hersham to the east are green fields and meadows alongside the River Mole and open countryside.
House prices vary from small bedsits at £139,000 to popstar mansions in Burwood Park at £10 million. Many stars use the Hersham Village Golf Club where singer Kenny Lynch is the president. Another golf course is Burhill near Burwood Park.
Hersham is served by Hersham railway station and Walton-on-Thames railway station both on the main London Waterloo Southwest line.
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[edit] Politics
On Surrey County Council, Hersham has a Conservative representative, and currently four of its six councillors on Elmbridge Borough Council are also Conservative. A born and bred local independent Roy Green,[2] of the Hersham Village Society has with an occasional break represented Hersham North since 1979. This is the area between the A244 Esher Road /A317 Queens Road and the railway line at Walton on Thames and Hersham railway stations. Labour councillors were regularly elected in this ward but in the last election, in 2003, they were defeated by the Village Society .
[edit] Famous people past and present
- Mick Hucknall
- Max Clifford, the publicist is a governor of a local school
- Caprice
- Bobby Davro
- Julie Andrews, lived and spent her childhood in Hersham.
- United States President Herbert Hoover, also lived in Hersham around 1904 (in West Grove - his home is now known as the White House) before he returned to United States to become President 1929-33.
- Gordon Mills, Tom Jones's manager lived here and is buried in Burvale Cemetery
- Tommy Trinder, entertainer
[edit] Claims to fame
King George III visited Weylands farm in Hersham where he saw the first drill plough. Queen Victoria wrote in her diary how she saw her first steam train in Hersham when she was a young girl.
In more recent times the punk group Sham69 with lead singer Jimmy Pursey, had its home roots in Hersham. The band's biggest hit was "Hersham Boys".
Due to its proximity to London and Shepperton Studios, Hersham is frequently a filming location for film and television productions including Nighty Night, The Glass, Monty Python and Being April.
[edit] Local area
RHS Garden, Wisley is close by, it is one of the three most visited paid gardens in the United Kingdom alongside Kew Gardens and Alnwick Garden.
Garden centre in Burwood Rd (squires)... useful cafe
