Woking

American

[woh-king] / ˈwoʊ kɪŋ /

noun

a district in Surrey, in SE England: a London suburb.

Woking British

/ ˈwəʊkɪŋ /

noun

a town in SE England, in central Surrey: mainly residential. Pop: 101 127 (2001)

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Woking Borough Council declared itself effectively bankrupt in June 2023 following a series of borrowing and investment decisions.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Officials have started paying down £500m of Woking Borough Council's historic £2bn debt.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

"I felt like I was on trial," she recalls of her first hearing, in Woking, Surrey.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Defoe said his stint at Woking had been "an eye-opening managerial experience and one that will undoubtedly make me stronger for the next challenge in my career".

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

It was that Woking, the Woking of the station, which for many years I imagined to be the only Woking in Surrey.

From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Hugh Thomson

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