Woking, a large town with borough status, dates back to AD673 and has a population of 92,400 Modern Woking developed around the railway station built at the junction of lines from London to the south coast and to the south west of England . The railway line from Waterloo to Brookwood Cemetery also passed through Woking.

The vast cemetery, developed by the London Necropolis Company, was used as an overflow burial ground for London 's dead. Woking later became home to the first crematorium in Great Britain with the first cremation taking place in 1902.

Woking is a commuter town and road links are excellent, with the M25 running through the borough and the M3 and A3 within easy reach. The Town Centre has an excellent pedestrianised shopping centre. The Wolsey and Peacock shopping centres host many famous high street names. The Ambassadors theatre and cinema complex offers the best of the West End , opera, drama, musicals and international dance.

The award winning Lightbox gallery and museum which opened on September 15th 2007 and Surrey History Centre which collects and rescues archives and printed material related to Surrey’ past and present is also located in the town. The Shahjehan Mosque in Oriental Road was the UK 's first mosque.

Woking is also the base of the McLaren Formula One racing team.