Lightwater is a town in the Surrey Heath area of Surrey, England, concerning 27 miles (43 km) south-west of Central London. Quickly surrounding communities and towns consist of Bagshot, Deepcut, Windlesham, Camberley, and also West End, Woking. It is bounded to the north-west by the M3 motorway and also to the north-east by the "Lightwater Bypass" (A322). To the south-east it is bounded by the "Red Roadway" (B311), while to the south-west there are vehicle-testing tracks possessed by the Ministry of Defence. Prior to growth, the all-natural plants became part of the Surrey heathland as seen in Bagshot and Chobham Common. The region has actually been populated because pre-historic times with tumuli in the heathland to the south of the town. In modern-day times, Lightwater expanded as a location with holiday homes in a hut style for people staying in London. Since 1960 it has actually proliferated, with real estate estates multiplying in the location just north of Red Road and the armed forces ranges around Greyspot.