 Its housing stock was largely built shortly after the coming of railway in the mid-Victorian period at nearby Egham railway station.Archeological finds in the surrounds point to Bronze and Iron Age as well as Roman settlements.Chertsey Abbey records note a place of worship at Thorpe from the 7th century (seemingly on the same site); the chancel of the parish church was constructed as a chapel of retreat for the private use of Chertsey's Abbot and stands on Roman and pre-Roman foundations.