Visit Purley on Thames Places

Welcome to Visit Purley on Thames Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Purley on Thames

  

Purley on Thames Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Purley on Thames

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Purley on Thames history

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Early settlements

Purley has been settled since at least Saxon times. The original settlements were based on Purley Magna and Purley Parva. Ownership of these manors changed several times over successive centuries. It remained almost entirely agricultural until development began in the 20th century.

Buildings

Purley Magna, Purley Parva and Purley La Hyde manor houses were built in medieval times. Purley Hall was built around 1608 to replace the manor house of Purleys La Hyde and was home to personages such as Warren Hastings, Lady Baden-Powell (as a child) and Thomas Hawes (of South Sea Bubble fame) When the Purley Park Mansion was built, the farm was moved further west and was. home to the South Berks Hunt.

Smallholdings

Several smallholdings were established between World War I and World War II, one by Mortimer Menpes, the artist and friend of Whistler. These have almost all now been redeveloped.

Purley on Thames geography / climate

Purley is essentially a suburb of Reading, though within the boundaries of West Berkshire Council. The majority of homes in Purley are detached houses, with minorities of small housing and shared ownership properties and several council estates. Due to its proximity to the River Thames, Purley has suffered severe flooding. The average house price is nearly 16 times the average UK wage of £26,500.

You can visit Purley on Thames places with Walkfo Purley on Thames to hear history at Purley on Thames’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Purley on Thames has 45 places to visit in our interactive Purley on Thames 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 Purley on Thames, 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 Purley on Thames places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Purley on Thames & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Purley on Thames Places Map
45 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Purley on Thames places to visit

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

Wilder’s Folly Wilder’s Folly is a folly and dovecote at Nunhide, near the village of Sulham in the English county of Berkshire.

Mapledurham House Mapledurham House is an Elizabethan stately home. It is a Grade I listed building. It was first listed on 24 October 1951.

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