New Haw

Coordinates: 51°21′29″N 0°29′20″W / 51.358°N 0.4888°W / 51.358; -0.4888

New Haw
New Haw Lock
New Haw  New Haw shown within Surrey
Population	5,646
OS grid reference	TQ053631
District	Runnymede
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Addlestone, Surrey
Postcode district	KT15
Dialling code	01932
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Runnymede and Weybridge
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

New Haw (pronounced /ˈnjuːhɔː/) is a village in Surrey, England about 25 miles to the southwest of London. It is located near the communities of Byfleet, West Byfleet, Woodham, Weybridge, Addlestone and Ottershaw.

The Veterinary Laboratories Agency, an executive agency of DEFRA, has its central laboratories located in New Haw. The laboratory is notable as being one of the principal test centres for the H5N1 virus.

New Haw stands between the Wey Navigation, the Basingstoke Canal, and the river Bourne.

History

There is little evidence of New Haw's history. The original village was situated around Crockford Park farm, boardering Addlestone. With the commuter boom of the 1950/60s the town grew to the southwest down Woodham Lane towards West Byfleet, and Woodham. The village now centres around the junction of Woodham Lane and the Scotland Bridge Road roundabout. A popular shopping area for locals is The Broadway, where a number of shops, public houses and restaurants are located.

"Haw" is an old word for "lock gate", and it is possible that New Haw developed following the installation of the "new" lock gate in 1653, near The White Hart pub.

Churches

All Saints' Church, built in 1911, is part of the diocese of Guildford.^[1] All Saint's Church webpage. It has a thriving congregation including a part-time youth worker and a full programme of events for all ages. In 2009 Bosco's and Claire's Cafe was added to the church buildings.

Local Amenities

The village has a number of open spaces. The largest is Heathervale Park, a green space bordering the Wey Navigation canal. Fullbrook school offers local residents athletic facilities, including a gym, football pitches, and tennis courts. There are number of public houses throughout the area, the Black Horse is towards Crockford Park Farm along New Haw Road, the Black Prince on the Woodham Lane and Scotland Bridge Road roundabout, the Claremont next to West Byfleet train station and The White Hart adjacent to the Wey Navigation on New Haw Road.

The village sits on the London-Waterloo to Portsmouth line.

Several aeroplanes are believed to have crashed in New Haw during the early decades of the 20th century. On 25 May 1912, an Avro Type F cabin monoplane landed upside down on nearby Addlestone Moor. Photographic evidence of this accident is held by Brooklands Museum.

Education

Local schools include: New Haw Junior School, Fullbrook School, the Grange Community Infant School, and the Grove nursery.^[2]

Transport

The village's railway stations are West Byfleet and Byfleet and New Haw, which was originally called West Weybridge. These stations are on the slow Waterloo to Woking service, but West Byfleet station has access to several quicker services. Numerous bus services run through the village, most run by Travel Surrey, who also have their depot in the area.

References

1. ^ All Saints Church Information
2. ^ The Grange Community Infant School ofsted report

External links

• Media related to New Haw at Wikimedia Commons