Coordinates: 51°18′14″N 0°38′12″W / 51.3038°N 0.6367°W
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  Brookwood shown within Surrey |
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| Population | 2,416 |
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| District | Woking |
| Shire county | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woking |
| Postcode district | GU24 |
| Dialling code | 01483 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Woking |
| List of places: UK • England • Surrey | |
Brookwood is a village in Surrey, located about 5 km west of Woking, in a semi-rural location. It lies on the western border of the Woking Borough (with a small part of the village in Guildford Borough).
Across the railway to the south is the village of Pirbright and Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut is a short distance away to the west. Knaphill, and its Brookwood Manor, lie on the other side of the main A322 road. Nearby is the vast Brookwood Cemetery and Sheet's Heath, a heathland which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). There is also Smart's Heath and Brookwood Heath. Other close villages include Deepcut, Bisley, Worplesdon and West End. The site of the former Brookwood Hospital nearby has recently been redeveloped as housing.
The village borders the Basingstoke Canal which has a flight of locks here. Brookwood railway station is on the South Western Main Line (currently averaging 4 trains an hour each way). The junction with the Alton Line is about 2 km further west.
The main road is Connaught Road, a long road containing mixed Victorian terraces, Victorian/1930s/50s/70s semis Branching off are smaller cul-de-sacs with more modern houses, some which back onto the canal itself. There is a regular bus service to Guildford, Woking and Farnborough. Brookwood is on the approach pattern for small Farnborough airport.
Along Connaught Road there is a primary school which is 100 years old.[1]
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History
The village has grown over the 150 or so years since the cemetery and station first set roots in this area. Many of London's dead were buried in Brookwood Cemetery during the Victorian era due to the over-population of the city at that time. The logistics were accomplished using funeral trains running from London Waterloo railway station to Brookwood and subsequently down a small branch line into the cemetery grounds. This branch-line is now disused. The main station and nearby pub are at least 100 years old.
It is possible that the village was founded in the Anglo-Saxon period, as the word Brook is derived from 'Brock'. 'Brock' being Old English for Badger, so in a literal sense the village of Brookwood translates to 'badger wood'. The badger can be seen on the village crest and on the school uniform.
Scouting in Brookwood
Part of the Scouting Association offering Scouting for Boys and Girls aged 6-14.
The Group offers the three youngest sections of the movement.
Beavers (aged 6-8) Cubs (aged 8-10) Scouts (aged 10-14) The Scouts then feed the districts Explorer Scout Sections.
The group also has a Group Executive Committee that is responsible for the fundraising events to ensure that the Sections have both camping equipment and also can attend various events (both loally and Internationally).
Group History
The group was first formed in 1918 which was 11 years after the Scouting Movement was formed by Baden-Powell.
International Events
The group has been represented at two World Scout Jamborees. Over the two Jamborees one Leader and two Youth Members have attended the events.
20th WSJ - Thailand - 1 Participant
21st WSJ - United Kingdom - 1 Participant, 1 Leader
During 2009 3 Scouts and a Leader also atended the Surrey Scout Trip the the Kandersteg International Scout Campsite as Participants. One of the groups leaders also attended as part of the Surrey Scouts Service Team
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