Museums · South East England
Frimley
Frimley — a museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Alan Hunt — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Frimley is a museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Frimley is a museum located in South-East England. It showcases local history and culture, providing insights into the area’s heritage. The museum serves as a resource for both residents and visitors interested in the historical context of Frimley.
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Background
History
, dated 1675]] The name Frimley is derived from the Saxon name Fremma's Lea, which means "Fremma's clearing". The land was owned by Chertsey Abbey from 673 to 1537 and was a farming village. More recently, it was a coach stop on a road between London and Portsmouth and Southampton for about four hundred years.|group= n}} Frimley was not listed in Domesday Book of 1086, but is shown on the map as Fremely, its spelling in 933 AD. Frimley Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1799; it catered for both male and female patients, and received four patients from Great Fosters, Egham. Magistrates visited in 1807 and ordered the proprietors to stop chaining the patients. An 1811 inventory from Frimley…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3143, -0.7387
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Surrey Heath
- Parish
- Surrey Heath, unparished area
- Postcode
- GU16 8HY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikipedia: Frimley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Frimley?
- Frimley is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.3143°, -0.7387°.
- Is Frimley wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Frimley. Check ahead for specific facilities.