30-657: 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
60-403: 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
90-655: 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 Surrey Heath is a local government district with borough status in Surrey , England. Its council is based in Camberley . Much of the area is within the Metropolitan Green Belt . The neighbouring districts are Runnymede , Woking , Guildford , Rushmoor , Hart , Bracknell Forest , and Windsor and Maidenhead . The district
120-532: 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
150-557: Is a large general hospital in Frimley , Surrey . It is managed by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust , and houses a private wing. Frimley Park Hospital was opened to provide a full range of acute services to patients North East Hampshire and West Surrey in 1974. After Cambridge Military Hospital in Aldershot closed in 1996, the hospital was selected by the Ministry of Defence to host one of
180-555: Is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1996 have been: Following the 2023 election (including a postponed election in one ward) and a subsequent change of allegiance in July 2024, the composition of the council was: Three of the four independent councillors sit together as "The Community Group". The next election is due in 2027. The council is based at Surrey Heath House on Knoll Road in Camberley. The building
210-417: Is made up of naturally wet, very acid sandy and loamy soil, which is just 1.9% of English soil and 0.2% of Welsh soil, which gives rise to pines and coniferous landscapes, such as pioneered at Wentworth and Foxhills estate (now spa, hotel, restaurant and golf club) by pro-American independence statesman Charles James Fox . In geology it gives rise to the name, Bagshot Formation . The western section of
240-406: 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
270-579: The Ministry of Defence Hospital Units . The hospital was built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete beams which were the subject of a safety alert in 2019. In 2022 it was announced that operating theatres would be taken out of use to allow for urgent work on their roofs. This would reduce the capacity for operations by around 2,000. Emergency work would also affect its ability to admit elective patients to beds. The reinforcement works, which are temporary, would cost £8.1 million in 2022-23, and around £10 million in subsequent years. On 25 May 2023 it
300-702: The Surrey Heath constituency . The constituency is slightly larger than the borough, including the Normandy and Pirbright ward of Guildford Borough Council . In 2014, the British Election Study named Surrey Heath as the most right-wing constituency in the country. Surrey Heath is twinned with Sucy-en-Brie , France, and Bietigheim-Bissingen , Germany. 51°20′22″N 0°44′36″W / 51.3395°N 0.7433°W / 51.3395; -0.7433 Frimley Park Hospital Frimley Park Hospital
330-692: The borough there are five Sites of Special Scientific Interest , four of which are part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area of European Importance as a habitat for certain endangered bird species; these make up some of the six Wildlife Reserves managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust in Surrey Heath. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 35 Councillors representing 14 wards , with each ward electing two or three Councillors. Elections are held every four years. The whole borough lies within
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#1732856127560360-407: 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
390-449: 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
420-652: 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
450-593: 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
480-408: The council had been led by Conservatives from its creation in 1974. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Surrey Heath. Political leadership
510-565: The debts the council had incurred in buying it. In 2020 the council's chief executive, Karen Whelan, resigned after an independent investigation found that a 30% increase in her remuneration during 2018–19 compared to the year before had been unlawfully approved by the former leader of the council, Moira Gibson. The area forms the heart of the heath that spans Esher , Oxshott , Weybridge , Wisley , all around Woking , Brookwood , Deepcut , Pirbright , Frimley , Lightwater , Camberley , Chobham Common , Virginia Water and Ottershaw . It
540-447: The district is largely urbanised, with heaths nonetheless providing substantial green buffer around Camberley , Lightwater , Deepcut , Frimley , Frimley Green and Mytchett . The east of the district is less urbanized, and contains Surrey Heath's four civil parishes: The former Frimley and Camberley Urban District covering the west of the borough is an unparished area , governed directly by Surrey Heath Borough Council. Within
570-519: The hospital was one of only three in England rated "outstanding" by the Care Quality Commission . In 2023 the hospital paid a £39 million settlement to a young girl who lost all four limbs after staff at the hospital failed to diagnose meningitis promptly. The trust admitted its errors in failing to diagnose meningitis despite red flags for meningitis and sepsis being present when the patient
600-705: 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
630-645: 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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#1732856127560660-574: Was announced that the hospital will be rebuilt as it contains significant amounts of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. The Guardian newspaper noted that a 2020 proposal to rebuild Frimley Park Hospital was not funded by HM Treasury during Rishi Sunak 's term as Chancellor of the Exchequer , despite a "catastrophic" grade of risk and a warning that an incident was "likely". Royal family: Other notable births: After an inspection in August 2015
690-554: 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,
720-518: Was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . The new district covered the area of two former districts, which were both abolished at the same time: The new district was named "Surrey Heath" in recognition of the extensive areas of heathland it contains, including Chobham Common and Lightwater Country Park, which form part of the wider Thames Basin Heaths . The new district
750-669: 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
780-561: 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
810-463: Was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. Surrey Heath Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Surrey County Council . The eastern part of the borough is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. Since the 2023 election the council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control. Prior to 2023
840-503: 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
870-422: Was purpose-built for the council for £4.25m and was completed in 1987. The building was formally opened by Valerian Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on 17 July 1987. In 2016 the council bought The Square, the main shopping centre in the centre of Camberley, for £109 million. By early 2023 the centre was reportedly valued at only £30 million, and the rents being received did not cover the interest payments on
900-497: 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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