Visit Pixham Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Pixham

  

Pixham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pixham

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Pixham history

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No mention is made of Pixham in Domesday Book, but evidence of Roman occupation, including coins, tiles and pottery shards, was discovered on the site of the Friends Provident Sports Ground in 1980. The adjoining road is part of the original line of one of the (Roman) Stane Streets in England.

Pixham landmarks

The church of St Mary, a chapel of ease to Dorking parish church, was designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1903. The present plain three-storey brick building dates from 1837 replacing an earlier one. The mill was operated by an Attlee family from 1882 until milling ceased in 1910.

Pixham geography / climate

The village is at the foot of the Box Hill stretch of the North Downs, on gently facing slopes leading up to the town of Dorking itself. Elevations on the south border of the village reach 60m above sea level.

You can visit Pixham places with Walkfo Pixham to hear history at Pixham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pixham has 38 places to visit in our interactive Pixham 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 Pixham, 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 Pixham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pixham & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Pixham Places Map
38 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Pixham places to visit

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

Norbury Park Norbury Park is a swathe of mixed wooded and agricultural land associated with its Georgian manor house near Leatherhead and Dorking, Surrey. It occupies mostly prominent land reaching into a bend in the Mole in the parish of Mickleham.

St Joseph’s Church, Dorking St Joseph’s Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Dorking, Surrey. It was founded in 1872 with help from the Duke of Norfolk. It is situated in Falkland Grove in the town.

Dorking Caves The Dorking Caves are a network of manmade tunnels excavated in the soft sandstone of the Upper Greensand deposits beneath Dorkling in Surrey, England.

Deepdene House and Gardens Deepdene was an estate and country house occupying land to the southeast of Dorking, Surrey, England. The remains of the gardens are Grade II* listed with the adjoining Chart Park.

St Martin’s Church, Dorking St Martin’s Church is an Anglican parish church in Dorking, Surrey. It is a Grade II* listed building and surviving parts of the structure date back to the Middle Ages. It was refurbished to the designs of Henry Woodyer.

Vale of Holmesdale Holmesdale is a valley in South-East England that falls between the North Downs and the Greensand Ridge of the Weald. It stretches from Folkestone on the Kent coast, through Ashford, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Redhill, Reigate, Dorking, Gomshall, and Guildford.

Dorking West railway station Dorking West is one of three stations serving the town (Dorking Deepdene) It is 30 miles 42 chains (49.13 km) measured from London Charing Cross via Redhill. The station is unstaffed, and there is no ticket office at the station.

Pipp Brook The Pipp Brook is a left-bank tributary of the River Mole in Surrey. It rises at two main springs north of Leith Hill on the Greensand Ridge. It descends steeply in a northward direction before flowing eastwards along the Vale of Holmesdale. It discharges into the Mole at Pixham, Surrey.

Denbies Wine Estate Denbies Wine Estate, near Dorking, Surrey, has the largest vineyard in England. It has 265 acres under vines, representing more than 10 per cent of the plantings in the whole of the UK.

St. Michael’s Churchyard, Mickleham St. Michael’s Churchyard is a church and graveyard located in Mickleham, Surrey, England. It belongs to the Church of England parish of St. Mickleham.

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