Surrey

: This is about Surrey, England. There are also articles about other uses of the name Surrey.

History

The name comes from the Old English suther-ge meaning southern district, and is first recorded in A.D.722 as Suthrige.

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Old English - 722

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Surrey is known to have had at least one sub-king, Frithuwald, who died around the year 686. It is not known if he was from a native dynasty or was an appointee of East Saxons or Mercian overlords.

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Frithuwald - 686 - East Saxons - Mercian

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Surrey was anciently divided into the 14 hundreds of Blackheath, Brixton, Copthorne, Effingham, Elmbridge, Farnham, Godalming, Godley, Kingston, Reigate, Tandridge, Wallington, Woking and Wotton.

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Hundred - Blackheath - Brixton - Copthorne - Effingham - Elmbridge - Farnham - Godalming - Godley - Kingston - Reigate - Tandridge - Wallington - Woking - Wotton

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Until 1889 Surrey contained the present-day London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth. In 1965 the boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Sutton were made part of Greater London, and Spelthorne acquired from Middlesex.

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1889 - London - Lambeth - Southwark - Wandsworth - 1965 - Croydon - Kingston - Merton - Richmond - Sutton - Greater London - Spelthorne - Middlesex

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The 1974 local government reforms caused Gatwick Airport and some surrounding land to be transferred to West Sussex. In the Local Government Act 1972 Horley and Charlwood were also to be transferred, but fierce local protests led to a reversal of this decision.

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1974 - Gatwick Airport - West Sussex - Local Government Act 1972 - Horley - Charlwood

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Surrey provided the setting for the home of Harry Potter's non-magical guardians the Dursleys at the fictional address 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging. For the motion pictures, a housing estate in the town of Bracknell in Berkshire was used for the exterior shots.

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Harry Potter - Little Whinging - Housing estate - Bracknell - Berkshire

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The novel The War of the Worlds begins in Surrey on Horsell Common.

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