Goldsworth Park

Goldsworth Park is a large housing estate to the north-west of Woking in Surrey, England.

Thousands of flint tools were found in the 1920s-1930s, on what was later to become the Goldsworth Park playing fields.

In 1760, James Turner bought from the Earl of Onslow, owner of Woking Manor, some land in the "Tithing of Goldings".

Then in 1790, James Turner on his land in the "Tithing of Goldings" started a nursery south of the canal near Langmans; he later passed it on to John Slyfield.

In the 1830s it was passed to a partnership consisting of William Chandler, Charles Waterer and George Jackman.

1877 saw the partnership selling to Walter Charles Slocock who, in time, expands the nursery by buying land to the north.

However, in 1970, the Land Commission was abolished by the Conservative Government; New Ideal Homes and Woking Borough Council agree to a partnership to build 'Slococks'.

At this time, houses in the Mead Court area were built and therefore are not part of Goldsworth Park, they were a separate development.

Arriva's Woking (Goldsworth Park Trading Estate) bus garage closed in 2002.

It is now a large high-security computer datacentre owned by Digital Reality Real Estate, with equipment space and facilities for rent.

The building was subsequently rebuilt with the Community Hall being the final part reopening in April 2015.

Some of the facilities and infrastructures include: Parkside Dental Centre, shops, mobile library, community hall, children's play centre, pub, health centre, St. Andrew's Church (with its A2 Youth & Community Centre), Lakers Youth Centre, Waitrose supermarket, garage, lake, recreation grounds, field hockey pitch, football pitch, cricket pitch, offices, trading estate, chemist, hairdressers, scout and Guide hall, canal, recycling facilities, children's playgrounds, basketball court, skateboard area, skateboard ramp.

Two Goldsworth East Councillors Bryan Cross and Rosie Sharpley become members of the new Woking council's executive committee.