Chertsey is a town in Surrey, England, on the River Thames and its tributary rivers such as the River Bourne. It can be accessed by road from junction 11 of the M25 London orbital motorway. It shares borders with Staines, Laleham, Shepperton, Addlestone, Woking, Thorpe and Egham. It lies within the Godley hundred. Chertsey is a town of historical importance hence giving the title of 'The historical town of Chertsey', having grown around Chertsey Abbey, founded in 666 by Eorcenwald, Bishop of London. It is one of the oldest towns in England. In the 9th century it was sacked by the Danes and refounded from Abingdon Abbey by King Edgar of England in 964. Chertsey appears in Domesday Book as Certesi. It was held partly by Chertsey Abbey and partly by Richard Sturmid from the abbey. Its domesday assets were: 5 hides; 1 mill and 1 forge at the hall, 20 ploughs, 200 acres of meadow, woodland worth 50 hogs. It rendered £22. More on Chertsey