Shepperton
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Shepperton is a small town in Surrey in the borough of Spelthorne, in England. To the South it is bounded by the river Thames at Desborough Island and is bisected by the M3 motorway.
The name is derived from 'Shepherds Town' and the name of one of the older streets, Sheep Walk, still reflects that origin.
The Church Square area, next to the river is the original village. When a railway station was constructed a mile to the North, linking Shepperton to London's Waterloo station, the village expanded in that direction.
Shepperton's most famous occupant is Shepperton Studios. Shepperton is also the home of author J G Ballard and gets a mention in the novel The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells where its destruction is described.
Shepperton was a parish in the Staines Rural District in Middlesex from 1894 to 1930, when it became part of the Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District. It was transferred to Surrey in 1965 rather than becoming part of Greater London.
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