History
The original village of Old Woking predates the rest of Woking by over 1000 years and still contains many historic buildings recorded by the Old Woking Village Association. The Woking Palace was important in the times of Henry VIII. St Peters Church is a grade 1 listed building.
For most of the 20th Century and earlier Old Woking was the commercial hub of Woking containing many large companies including the site of the first KenWood Company. During recent years most industry has been lost from the village with both the James Walker factory and the Unwins Mill being redeveloped into dense residential housing estates.
Hoebridge Preparatory School and Hoebridge Golf Course lie within Old Woking.
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