Longcross is a dispersed village across a woodland and farmland area of Green Belt in Surrey, England. Between Virginia Water, Chertsey and Chobham, it consists of a number of houses spread out along Longcross Road (the B386) and a few subsidiary roads.The electoral ward is Foxhills named after the estate of Charles James Fox a senior minister, which includes Longcross together with Lyne, Ottershaw and Addlestone. 5,467 people live within this area.HistoryLongcross's church is Christ Church; it is a redundant church registered for disposal and the parish has re-merged with the parish of Lyne. The church is a Grade II listed building of mid-Victorian (1847) origin comprising a nave, west porch, chancel, north organ chamber, and vestry. It is built of red brick with slate roofs.For a long time there was a Ministry of Defence presence in Longcross. In World War II, a tank factory and test track was built to the north of the village. Now no longer used for its original purpose, the site was sold by QinetiQ, and is now the site of Longcross Film Studios, where the James Bond Skyfall film and several other films have been made since 2010.
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