Virginia Water
Virginia Water is a commuter community or village in northern Surrey, home to the Wentworth Estate and the Wentworth Club. The area occupies a large minority of the Borough of Runnymede. Its name is shared with the lake on its western boundary: Windsor Great Park. Virginia Water is close to the M25, M4 and M3 freeways. Heathrow Airport is seven miles to the north-east. A record from October 2015 detailed Virginia Water as the most pricey town (excepting private London districts) for property in the UK, having an average house price surpassing £1m. The 2011 Census revealed the population of Virginia Water to be 5,940. Much of the homes are positioned on the Wentworth Estate, the residence of the Wentworth Club which has four golf links. The Ryder Cup was first played there. It is likewise home to the head office of the PGA European Tour, the expert golf scenic tour. The estate reached the headings in 1998 when General Augusto Pinochet was kept under house arrest in one of its residences before his extradition. The town has a junction train station within the estate. Frequent South Western Railway trains run to London Waterloo, Weybridge, Twickenham, Richmond, Staines, Feltham, Clapham Junction, Vauxhall and Reading.