West Byfleet

West Byfleet
St John's church, West Byfleet
West Hall from the Wey
West Byfleet Location within Surrey
Area	3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population	5,626 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	1,603/km2 (4,150/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ043609
• London	19 mi (31 km) NE
Civil parish	n/a
District	Woking
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	West Byfleet
Postcode district	KT14
Dialling code	01932
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Woking
List of places UK England Surrey 51°20′17″N 0°30′12″W / 51.3380°N 0.5033°W / 51.3380; -0.5033

West Byfleet is a village in Surrey which grew up around its relatively minor stop on the London & South Western Railway: the station, originally Byfleet and Woodham, opened in 1887. More than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the medieval village of Byfleet, the initial concentration of a new development soon established its own economy apart from that of a dependent London commuter village and spread in most directions to its borders including to the border of the old settlement, divided by the shielded M25 motorway today. The first place of worship was dedicated in 1912, the parish of West Byfleet associated with it was established in 1917. The village is bounded to the north by the Basingstoke Canal and to the east by the M25 and the Wey Navigation Canal. Forming part of the contiguous development centred on London and its stockbroker belt just outside the M25 motorway, it is 18 miles from London Heathrow and equidistant between the business parks of Woking and Brooklands. In local government it forms a ward on the same basis as its parish in the Borough of Woking.