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Lower Sunbury presented for two centuries a mainly rural and quite gentrified village as still visible in many conserved buildings and structures, see Landmarks. Of particular note are the wealth and community tie of its parish church as well as many ornate and unusual houses and mansions (or mansion remains).
Jan 8, 2014 · Sunbury village – or Lower Sunbury – features a number of listed buildings. St Mary’s Church was built in 1752, on the site of a 14th- century church, and the atmos-pheric Magpie and Phoenix ...
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The status of Lower Sunbury as a fashionable retreat was demonstrated by the opening of new Assembly Rooms on Thames Street in the 1890s (now the Riverside Arts Centre). The coming of the railway in 1864 quickly encouraged the development of a new settlement to the north of the old village; this came to be referred to as Upper Sunbury. The ...
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Sunbury is split into two areas, parted by the M3 motorway. Lower Sunbury, colloquially known as Sunbury Village, borders the river Thames and makes up the southern portion of the town. This area is largely residential suburban and includes the majority of Sunbury's schools and open parkland. The northern section is Sunbury Commonand houses many of...
The town is also home to the Millennium Embroidery, a large commissioned artwork that commemorates Sunbury's ascension to the new millennium. It was designed by John Stamp and David Brown to be a large patchwork of Sunbury landmarks, including St Mary's Church, The Admiral Hawke and the river. The finished piece is actually composed of several embr...
The earliest evidence of occupation in Sunbury is provided by the discovery of Bronze Age funerary urns dating from the 10th century BC. It is mentioned in the Sunbury Charter in AD 962. Sunbury is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Suneberie. Its assets were: 7 hides. It had 5 ploughs, meadow for 6 ploughs, cattle pasture. It rendered 6 pounds...
Sunbury adjoins Feltham to the north, Hampton to the east, Ashford to the northwest and Shepperton to the southwest. Walton-on-Thames is to the south, on the opposite bank of the Thames. The town has two main focal points: Lower Sunbury (known locally as Sunbury Village) is the older part, adjoining the river.
Jan 1, 2024 · Lower Sunbury and Halliford have been iden-tified as potential areas for Local Street Im-provements, marking a pivotal moment for our community. This designation promises numerous benefits, encompassing health, well-being, community cohesion, safety, econo-my, and environmental sustainability. To address specific local challenges, the Lo-cal ...
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Thames Street, Sunbury On Thames, Middx, TW16 6AB. Riverside Sunbury, locally known as Lower Sunbury has many links with the past. The Parish Church of St Mary, overlooking the Thames has a tower and nave dating from 1752, but is on the site of a 14th Century building. A yew tree within the churchyard was mentioned in the Dickens’ classic “.
