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For the lake, see Virginia Water Lake Virginia Water is a large Village , a Lake and, originally, a Stream , the village being in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey and the bodies of water stretching over the borders of Runnymede, Old Windsor and Sunninghill And Ascot , all in England . The village takes its name from the lake which is in the nearby Windsor Great Park . The lake's name was transferred from a previous stream which was probably named after the 'Virgin Queen', Elizabeth I . THE LAKE See Also: Virginia Water Lake and may well be named after Elizabeth I , the Virgin Queen, although this is not certain. The lake is mostly in Surrey , though the western extremities are in the Civil Parish es of Old Windsor and Sunninghill And Ascot in Berkshire . Recently the shores of the lake have been used for lakeside scenes in the Harry Potter films. THE VILLAGE Virginia Water village has an adult population of 4,814. The village's residents are more elderly and substantially more wealthy, on average, than the nation as a whole, making it one of the wealthiest locations in and Sarah Ferguson are former famous residents. Many well-known entertainment personalities also have/had homes on the Wentworth Estate - for example, Elton John (in a house called 'Hercules' after the horse in 'Steptoe and Son' TV series), Russ Abbott , Elizabeth Hurley , Cliff Richard and Bruce Forsyth . World-class golfers with homes on the Estate include Ernie Els and Thomas Bjørn . Virginia Water is also home to many commuters. It is close to the M25 and M3 Motorway s. The village also has a 4 track Railway Station in the middle of the village on the line between London Waterloo , Weybridge and Reading . Heathrow Airport is located eight miles to the north-east. The village supports two rows of shops, although many inhabitants travel to the nearby towns of Staines , Ascot and Windsor for shopping. The towns of Egham , Englefield Green and Old Windsor are also nearby. Virginia Water is noted by s. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL REFERENCE |
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