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Bisley, Surrey history

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The name ‘Bisley’ was first recorded in the 10th century as ‘Busseleghe’ Its manor was from earliest written records under the feudal lordship of Chertsey Abbey as part of Godley Hundred. It is derived from the old English words ‘Bysc’, meaning bushes, and ‘Leah’, a clearing. The late 12th century church (much of its nave), St John the Baptist, was invested as a proper church by the Abbey monks in the 15th century.

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Coldingley Prison

Several streets were laid out and built-up to house prison officers. Coldingley Prison – a Category C prison – was built up to house officers.

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

HM Prison Coldingley HM Prison Coldingley is a Category C men’s prison. It is located in the village of Bisley, in Surrey, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty’s Prison Service.

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.

St Andrew’s Church, Goldsworth Park St. Andrew’s Church is the parish church of Goldsworth Park, a district of Woking, Surrey, England. The church paid for and sponsors the secular local youth and community centre for the A2 Youth and Community Centre.

St John’s Church, Woking Church is located in St John’s, Woking, England. The local village is named after the church. The church is in the Diocese of Guildford, in the Province of Canterbury.

Inkerman Barracks Inkerman Barracks was a military establishment on Raglan Terrace, Knaphill, Surrey, England. It was located in the middle of the 1960s and early 1960s.

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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