- Wisley
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.3227
longitude= -0.4772
official_name= Wisley
map_type= Surrey
population = 204 [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=800081&c=GU23+6QF&d=16&e=15&g=490387&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Census data] ]
shire_district=Guildford
shire_county =Surrey
region= South East England
constituency_westminster=Mole Valley
post_town=Woking
postcode_district = GU23
postcode_area= GU
dial_code= 01932
os_grid_reference=TQ062592 Wisley,England is a smallvillage inSurrey , between Cobham and Ripley. It is the home of theRoyal Horticultural Society 'sWisley Garden . TheRiver Wey runs through the village.Wisley gives its name to the nearby road intersection of the A3 London to Portsmouth trunk road and the London Orbital
M25 motorway , Junction 10.Wisley appears in
Domesday Book of 1086 as "Wiselei". It was held by Osuuold (Oswold). Its domesday assets were: 1½ hides; 1 church, 1 mill worth 10s, 3plough s, 1fishery worth 5d, convert|6|acre|m2 ofmeadow ,woodland worth 6 hogs. It rendered £3. [ [http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book] ] Wisley Church was built in 1150AD. [ [http://www.surreyplacesofworship.org.uk/visitors-detail.asp?ID=212 Wisley Church] ] There is a medieval church track running fromByfleet through Wisley to St Nicholas' Church,Pyrford . [ [http://www.leyhunt.fsnet.co.uk/lhunt84.htm Church tracks] ]Amenities
Wisley Golf Club is located in the village, and has celebrity members including
Tim Henman .Wisley Airfield, actually located in the parish of
Ockham , is situated next to the junction of the M25/A3 [ [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&t=k&ll=51.30717,-0.46207&spn=0.012046,0.02635&t=k Google Maps Location of Wisley Airfield] ] and has a 6691 foot (1.27 miles) runway.In woodland near the village and around the M25/A3 junction, there are numerous cross-country mountain bike trails, as well as several highly regarded "secret" dirt jumping trails.
High temperatures
2004
On
5 September 2004 , Wisley recorded a temperature of 29.2°C, beating 28.6°C, which was recorded inCardiff .2006 heatwave
On
19 July 2006 the hottest temperature ever recorded in the month of July in theUnited Kingdom was recorded at Wisley, 36.5 °C (97.7 °F). This broke the record of 36.0 °C recorded inEpsom ,Surrey on22 July 1911 . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5193486.stm BBC News Heatwave breaks record for July] ] The all-time United Kingdom record is 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) set nearFaversham ,Kent , on10 August 2003 . That day also saw Wisley's highest temperature of 37.8 °C (100.0 °F)References
External links
* [http://jct001.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page5.html History of Wisley Airfield]
* [http://groups.msn.com/WisleyAirfield Wisley Airfield Website]
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42991 'Parishes: Wisley'] "A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3" (1911), pp. 378-81. Date accessed: 26 September 2007.
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