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Shepperton
stands in north-west Surrey, in the Borough of Spelthorne.
The attractive
town is bounded to the south by the River Thames at Desborough
Island.
Shepperton
derives its name from 'Shepherds Town' and this is reflected
in one of the town's older thoroughfares, Sheep Walk.
Dick
Turpin, the notorious highwayman, was a regular visitor to
the Anchor Hotel at Shepperton.
Church
Square to the south, beside the river, was the location of
the original village green. This area is now a Conservation
Area, with parts of some buildings dating back to the 1600s.
In the
19th century the settlement grew northwards, following the
construction of a railway line linking Shepperton to Waterloo.
Passenger
boat trips run from the marina at Shepperton
to Weybridge, Hampton Court and Staines Today the district
is disected by the M3 motorway.
The town
is famous as the home of Shepperton
Studios. The studios, which began producing films in
1931, were taken over by Pinewood Studios (famed for the James
Bond movies) in 2002. The merger created a much larger company
that could attract big-budget film-makers but the two studios
have maintained their individual trading identities. Many
of the special effects in the 'Da Vinci Code' were
created at Shepperton Studios.
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