Visit Pirbright Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Pirbright

  

Pirbright Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pirbright

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Pirbright history

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Name

Pirige-fyrhþ = “sparse woodland where peartrees grow” It came from Anglo-Saxon (Old English) Pirige was originally called Pirige, meaning “sparry where pearts grow” Its name had three medieval variants (each involving the letter ‘f’ where there is currently a ‘b’)

Medieval and Tudor periods

The manor of Pirbright does not seem to occur earlier than the 13th century, when it was reported to be held of the honour of Clare by Peter de Pirbright. During the reign of Henry VIII the manor changed hands several times. It formed part of the marriage portion of Queen Katharine of Aragon.

18th century and afterwards

Vice-Admiral the Hon. John “Foulweather Jack” Byron planted in the late 18th century an avenue of Scotch pines to the foot of a tower hill, Crown Prince Hill, in the woods. Heatherside was the early 20th century home of F. C. Selous, the African big-game hunter, and contained a “remarkable collection of hunting spoils and native African curiosities”

Pirbright landmarks

Church of St Michael and All Angels

The small church stands by Church Cottage in the meadows directly west of the village centre. It is built of brick dressings to a galleted ‘heathstone’ walls to its Nave.

Moated ‘manor house’ which held the manorial courts

The manorial courthouse was renamed in the 19th century and has a moat, and a great proportion of the building was built in the 16th century. The building is partially clad in red and blue brick and in brown and red brick on its non-timber framed cross wing.

Pirbright geography / climate

Pirbright has two communities: army training barracks and designated homes. The village is almost entirely surrounded by heathland, much of it owned by the Ministry of Defence and used by the Army Training Centre Pirbright. The south and south-east of the parish is mostly woodland and has three small farms.

You can visit Pirbright places with Walkfo Pirbright to hear history at Pirbright’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pirbright has 37 places to visit in our interactive Pirbright map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Pirbright, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Pirbright places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pirbright & the surrounding areas.

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37 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Pirbright tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Pirbright

  

Best Pirbright places to visit

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Pirbright has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Pirbright’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Pirbright’s information audio spots:

Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial is the only American Military Cemetery of World War I in the British Isles. Located 28 miles (45 km) southwest of London, the cemetery contains the graves of 468 American war dead. The cemetery lies to the west of the civilian Brookwood Cemetery.

National Shooting Centre The National Shooting Centre is located near the village of Bisley in Surrey. It is wholly owned by the National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom. Bisley hosted most of the shooting events in the 1908 Olympic Games and the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The National Clay Shooting Centre caters for ‘trap’ disciplines such as Skeet and DTL.

Brookwood railway station Brookwood is a National Rail railway station in Brookwood in the English county of Surrey. It is 27 miles 79 chains (45.0 km) down the line from London Waterloo.

William Addison (VC) William Robert Fountaine Addison VC (18 September 1883 – 7 January 1962) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Church of St. Edward the Martyr, Brookwood St. Edward the Martyr Orthodox Church is a True Orthodox Church in Brookwood, Surrey, England. The monastic Saint Edward Brotherhood was established at Brookwood Cemetery in 1982 to prepare and care for a new Church in a fitting grade I landscape.

Whitmoor Common Whitmoor Common is a 166-hectare (410-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area. The heath has a nationally scarce spider, Oxyopes heterophthalmus and beetle.

Worplesdon Place Hotel, Guildford Worplesdon Place Hotel near Guildford, Surrey is a house of historical significance. It appears to have been built in about 1845 by Sir William Bovill. It was a private residence for the next 100 years and was owned by several notable people.

Woking Crematorium Woking Crematorium is the first custom-built crematorium in the United Kingdom. Established in 1878, it was the first crematorium built in the UK.

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