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Brookwood sits just to the west of Woking, pinned between the main railway line and the Basingstoke Canal. It is a village shaped largely by its unusual Victorian history, having been established primarily to serve the vast Brookwood Cemetery - once the largest in the world - and the dedicated "Necropolis" trains that ran from London. Today, the village feels distinct from the more built-up suburbs nearby, with the canal provides a green spine for walking or cycling toward Knaphill and St John’s. The architecture is a mix of red-brick railway cottages and later family homes, centered around a small parade of shops and a traditional local pub. For those travelling into the city, the railway station remains the heart of the community, offering a direct, frequent service to Waterloo in about 35 minutes, while the adjacent Sheets Heath Common offers a large expanse of protected lowland heath for those looking to get off the pavement.