Weybridge



Weybridge is a town in the Elmbridge district of Surrey in South East England. It is bounded to the North by the River Thames at the mouth of the River Wey, from which it gets its name. The early history of Weybridge was simply as a river crossing. In 1537 it became the location of Oatlands Palace built by Henry VIII. When it was demolished in 1650, bricks from its walls helped to line the then new Wey Navigation. Part of the original site of the Palace is now occupied by Oatlands Park Hotel. At the bottom of Monument Hill, close to the town centre is a monument to the Duchess of York, erected by public subscription in 1820 from the remains of the original Seven Dials Monument that stood in St. Martin's Lane London until 1773. The famous former Brooklands Aerodrome and Race Circuit are located here, just south of the railway station. It is now the location for the Brooklands Museum. Brooklands was also the home of Vickers the aeroplane construction organisation. At the top of Monument Hill, adjacent to the cricket green is a World War I war memorial.

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