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    development. Modern local government in Woking began with the creation of the Woking Local Board in 1893, which became Woking Urban District Council (UDC) in...
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    Woke, the African-American English synonym for the General American English word awake, has since the 1930s or earlier been used to refer to awareness...
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  • Woking Football Club is a professional association football club, based in Woking, Surrey, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth...
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  • Look up woke in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Woke is an adjective meaning 'aware of issues concerning social and racial justice'. Woke or WOKE may also...
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  • Woking Palace is a former manor house of the Royal Manor of Woking on the outskirts of Woking, near the village of Old Woking, Surrey. The manor was in...
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  • Look up Woking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Woking is a large town and borough in Surrey, England. Woking may also refer to: Woking, Alberta, a...
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    Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent Italia Conti Associates Woking at Italia Conti's main premises in Woking, Surrey A CBBC series entitled School for Stars followed...
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    Woking Crematorium is a crematorium in Woking, a large town in the west of Surrey, England. Established in 1878, it was the first custom-built crematorium...
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    south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the west. The largest settlement is Woking. The county has an area of 1,663 km2 (642 square miles) and a population...
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    See Woking for the town or Borough of Woking for the district. Woking was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. It includes the town of Woking and...
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  • Woking power station supplied electricity to the Borough of Woking and the surrounding area from 1890 to 1960. The power station was operated by the Woking...
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    Woking in 1898. Many scenes from the story are set in Horsell, Woking and the surrounding area. The 1850s saw the first building of the 'New Woking'...
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  • Baron Onslow of Woking, KCMG, PC (8 June 1926 – 13 March 2001) was a British politician and served as the Conservative MP for Woking from 1964 to 1997...
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    The Shah Jahan Mosque (also known as Woking Mosque) on Oriental Road, Woking, England, is the first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom. Built...
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  • The Woking Muslim Mission was founded in 1913 by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din (d. December 1932) at the Mosque in Woking, 30 miles southwest of London and was...
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    Woking railway station is a major stop in the town of Woking in England, on the South West Main Line used by many commuters. It is 24 miles 27 chains (39...
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    Old Woking is a ward and the original settlement of the town and borough of Woking, Surrey, about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) southeast of the modern town centre...
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  • Go woke, go broke, or alternatively get woke, go broke, is an American political catchphrase used by right-wing groups to criticize and boycott businesses...
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  • Murder of Sara Sharif (category Woking)
    Sharif, a 10-year-old girl, was discovered dead in her family's residence in Woking, Surrey, England, on 10 August 2023. She had suffered numerous and severe...
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    for £116 million. "Car park care pays off at Woking". Highways and Transportation. 40: 2. 1993. "Woking shopping centre undergoes £1.5m extension". BBC...
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    Woking Borough Council is the local authority for Woking in Surrey, England. The council consists of 30 councillors, three for each of the 10 wards in...
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    the medieval parish of Woking. The two 'villages' have residents' associations and are centred 2.5 km WSW and SW of Woking's town centre in the northwest...
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    64 acres (26 ha) of the extra land to the government for the building of Woking Convict Invalid Prison. Brookwood originally was accessible by rail from...
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    The Stop WOKE Act, also known as the Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act and redubbed the Individual Freedom Act, is a Florida state law which prohibited...
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  • Stay woke is a political phrase. It may also refer to: "Stay Woke" (Meek Mill song), a 2018 rap song featuring Miguel "Stay Woke" (Royce da 5'9" song)...
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    Pharmasset, and Martin Shkreli's Retrophin. In a 2023 speech and in his book Woke Inc., Ramaswamy called Shkreli, whose company had greatly increased the cost...
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    Woking Park is a large park and leisure complex in Woking, Surrey, operated and maintained by Woking Borough Council. The park is in the Hoe Valley and...
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  • been at home with his daughters after attending a party at PizzaExpress in Woking with his elder daughter, Princess Beatrice. The Duke said that he had "no...
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  • Richard Woking (fl. 1404–1426), of Guildford, Surrey, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Guildford in 1420...
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  • "Woke Up This Morning" is a song by British band Alabama 3 from their 1997 album Exile on Coldharbour Lane. The song is best known as the opening theme...
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