History Of Woking
Woking means "(settlement belonging to the) followers of Wocc (or 'Wocca')". Over time, the name has been written variously as, for example, Wochingas, and Wokynge.
Read more about History Of Woking: 1800s, 1900-1945, Post-1945, Mayors of Woking, Partisan Composition of Woking Borough Council
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