Pirbright
Sign in to savePirbright () is a village in Surrey, England. Pirbright is in the borough of Guildford and has a civil parish council covering the traditional boundaries of the area. Pirbright contains one buffered sub-locality, Stanford Common near the nation's farm animal disease research institute. The village's grade II* listed medieval church has a large Boulder grave for explorer Henry Morton Stanley. The nearby section of Hodge Brook is also known as the Congo Stream, between Ruwenzori Hills and Stanley Pool.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Village and civil parish
- UK place.official_name
- Pirbright
- UK place.map_type
- Surrey
- UK place.static_image_name
- statue in pirbright village.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Statue near Pirbright village hall
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Basingstoke Canal near Brookwood - geograph.org.uk - 277509.jpg
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- The Basingstoke Canal divides the communities of Pirbright
- UK place.population
- 3,691
- UK place.population_ref
- (Civil Parish 2011)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 19.01
- UK place.civil_parish
- Pirbright
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Guildford
- Population
- +3691
- Area
- +19.01
- Shares border with
- Bisley
- Image
- Statue in pirbright village.jpg
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Name
- Medieval and Tudor periods
- 18th century and afterwards
- Pirbright Institute
- Education
- Youth outreach
- Landmarks
- Church of St Michael and All Angels
- Moated 'manor house' which held the manorial courts
- Sport
- Famous residents
- Demography and housing
- Twinning
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Pirbright () is a village in Surrey, England. Pirbright is in the borough of Guildford and has a civil parish council covering the traditional boundaries of the area. Pirbright contains one buffered sub-locality, Stanford Common near the nation's farm animal disease research institute. The village's grade II* listed medieval church has a large Boulder grave for explorer Henry Morton Stanley. The nearby section of Hodge Brook is also known as the Congo Stream, between Ruwenzori Hills and Stanley Pool.
==Geography== thumb|Most of the parish is lightly or densely wooded, such as at Stamford Common. Pirbright has two communities: army training barracks and designated homes are north of a London main axis (south-west) railway and the slightly dispersed village is south. The village is almost entirely surrounded by heathland, much of it owned by the Ministry of Defence and used by the Army Training Centre Pirbright. The south and south-east of the parish is mostly woodland and has three small farms. The south-west of the parish has a large military training area, Pirbright Common. Near to the church are several features due to Stanley's association with the village: Hodge Brook is equally marked as Congo Stream, between Ruwenzori Hill and Stanley Hill. Mazamboni Farm is next to Aruwimi Wood.