Visit Abinger Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Abinger

  

Abinger Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Abinger

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Abinger history

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Abinger is recorded in the Domesday Book as the location Abinceborne held by William de Braiose. The church of the Abingers is the C of E church of St James at Abinger Common, which is a II* class listed building whose nave is 11th century, chancel and north chapel built 1220 CE, reconstructed in 1857, damaged by a V1 flying bomb in 1944, and restored 1950 by Frederick Etchells.

Abinger geography / climate

Abinger, including the dependent villages of Forest Green and Walliswood, ranks third in size in Surrey after Farnham and Cranleigh. The entire area is in the Surrey Hills AONB.

Streams and forest

The upper reach of the Tilling Bourne runs through Abinger Hammer from east to west and is joined by the Holmbury St Mary stream on the western border. In the southwest by Sutton Abinger are Pasture Wood and Oxmoor Copse, lower forested slopes of the Greensand Ridge, projections from the Winterfold/Hurt Wood forest.

Hills

The parish in Surrey has the 11th highest hill in Surrey along part of the fluctuating North Downs scarp. The lowest point is where the Tilling Bourne flows into Gomshall at 85 m (279 ft) above sea level.

You can visit Abinger places with Walkfo Abinger to hear history at Abinger’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Abinger has 23 places to visit in our interactive Abinger 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 Abinger, 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 Abinger places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Abinger & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 23 audio facts unique to Abinger places in an interactive Abinger map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Abinger Places Map
23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Abinger historic spots	Abinger tourist destinations	Abinger plaques	Abinger geographic features
Walkfo Abinger tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Abinger

  

Best Abinger places to visit

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

Hurtwood House Hurtwood House is a 15–19 mixed boarding school and sixth form near Dorking, Surrey, England. It is an independent boarding school with a sixth form and 15-19 students.

St James’s Church, Abinger Common St James’s Church stands on Abinger Lane in Abinger Common, a small village within the civil parish of Abinger in Surrey. The church was built in the early 12th century and then rebuilt around 1220, and is today a grade II* listed building.

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