The name Frimley is derived from the Saxon name Fremma's Lea, which means 'Fremma's clearing'. The land was owned by Chertsey Abbey from 673 to 1537 and was a farming village. More recently it was a coach stop on a Portsmouth and popular Southampton road for about four hundred years.
The high street boasts a wide variety of shops and amenities as well as a train station. Frimley has a good selection of schools. Frimley Park Hospital is within walking distance of the high street.