Virginia Water
Virginia Water is a commuter town or village in north Surrey, residence to the Wentworth Estate as well as the Wentworth Club. The area occupies a large minority of the District of Runnymede. Its name is shown the lake on its western limit: Windsor Great Park. Virginia Water is close to the M25, M4 and M3 motorways. Heathrow Airport is 7 miles to the north-east. A record from October 2015 noted Virginia Water as one of the most expensive community (excepting private London districts) for building in the UK, having an average house price surpassing £1m. The 2011 Census revealed the population of Virginia Water to be 5,940. Many of the residences are positioned on the Wentworth Estate, the home of the Wentworth Club which has 4 golf links. The Ryder Cup was first played there. It is also house to the head office of the PGA European Tour, the expert golf excursion. The estate reached the headlines in 1998 when General Augusto Pinochet was kept under house arrest in one of its homes prior to his extradition. The community has a junction railway station within the estate. Frequent South Western Railway trains run to London Waterloo, Weybridge, Twickenham, Richmond, Staines, Feltham, Clapham Junction, Vauxhall and also Reading.