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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Peartree Green

  

Peartree Green Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Peartree Green

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Peartree Green history

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Peartree Parish Church was built as Jesus Chapel by Captain Richard Smith in 1618. It served the parish of St Marys Extra which was used as an overflow for the parish in Southampton. The church website makes a claim to being the world’s oldest Anglican church, stating that it was the first one to be built and consecrated after the English Reformation.

Peartree Green geography / climate

Peartree Green adjoins Woolston, Bitterne, Sholing and Merryoak within the city of Southampton. It overlooks the River Itchen to St Mary’s Church in Southampton.

You can visit Peartree Green places with Walkfo Peartree Green to hear history at Peartree Green’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Peartree Green has 144 places to visit in our interactive Peartree Green 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 Peartree Green, 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 Peartree Green places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Peartree Green & the surrounding areas.

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144 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Peartree Green places to visit

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

R J Mitchell Wind Tunnel The R. J. Mitchell Wind Tunnel is part of the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton. It is the largest wind tunnel in University ownership in the UK.

St. Alban’s Church, Southampton St. Alban’s Church, Swaythling, Southampton, stands on Tulip Road, just off the main Burgess Road. The church, and its associated hall, is a Grade II listed building.

Clausentum Clausentum was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia. The site is believed to be located in Bitterne Manor, now a suburb of Southampton.

Old Farmhouse, Southampton The Old Farmhouse was originally a farmhouse and dates back to at least 1560. It was rebuilt in 1611 and converted to its current usage in 1843. It is situated adjacent to the Mount Pleasant level crossing on the South West Main Line.

Southampton Cenotaph The Southampton Cenotaph was the first of dozens by Lutyens to be built in permanent form. It is a tapering, multi-tiered pylon which culminates in a sarcophagus which features a recumbent figure of a soldier. The names of the dead are inscribed on three sides.

Watts Park Watts Park is named in honour of Isaac Watts, a Congregationalist minister and hymn writer. It was built between 1854 and 1866 and was designated Grade II* in 1995.

Southampton Tunnel Southampton Tunnel is a 528-yard railway tunnel that runs close to the Civic Centre in the centre of the city of Southampton. It was constructed by the Southampton and Dorchester Railway to join the London and Southampton Railway. The tunnel suffered a collapse during construction, and subsequent movement of the structure delayed its opening until two months after that of the rest of the line.

Above Bar Church, Southampton Above Bar Church is affiliated to the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. The building is on the corner of Above Bar Street and Ogle Road in Southampton City Centre.

Townhill Park Townhill Park is a suburb of Southampton, England, bordering Swaythling, Bitterne Park and West End. It is built on land which once belonged to the house which carries the same name.

Townhill Park House Townhill Park House is a Grade II listed former manor house in Southampton. It is located between the neighbouring housing estates of Town Hill Park and Chartwell Green in Eastleigh.

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