Visit Petersfield Places

Welcome to Visit Petersfield Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Petersfield

  

Petersfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Petersfield

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Petersfield history

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Petersfield Heath’s burial mounds may be up to 4,000 years old. These are considered to be one of the more important lowland barrow groups in this country. The town was founded during the 12th century by William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester.

Petersfield geography / climate

Petersfield is situated in the valley of the Western Rother, on the Lower Greensand at the northern edge of the South Downs. The town lies at the western end of the Greensand Ridge, a sandstone ridge running through Hampshire, Surrey and Kent. Close to the town is Queen Elizabeth Country Park, which incorporates Butser Hill (270 metres) The Hangers Way footpath starts from the country park, goes to Buriton, through Petersfield and in to Alton.

You can visit Petersfield places with Walkfo Petersfield to hear history at Petersfield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Petersfield has 22 places to visit in our interactive Petersfield 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 Petersfield, 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 Petersfield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Petersfield & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Petersfield places in an interactive Petersfield map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Petersfield Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Petersfield places to visit

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

Petersfield Museum Petersfield Museum is a local museum in the small town of Petersfield in Hampshire, England . The museum is a registered charity and is based in Petersfield, Hampshire .

St Peter’s Church, Petersfield St Peter’s Church is the Anglican parish church in Petersfield, Hampshire . It is within the Diocese of Portsmouth . The Grade I listed building is located in the centre of the town, on the south side of the Square .

Petersfield Hospital Petersfield Hospital is a health facility in Swan Street, Petersfield, Hampshire, England . It is managed by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust .

East Hampshire The district was originally to be known as the District Council of Petersfield. It comprised 42 seats and first met on 18 June 1973. On 1 April 1974, the old councils were dissolved, leaving only EHDC. Sandy Hopkins was the first joint Chief Executive in Hampshire when she was appointed in October 2009.

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