Pirbright
Pirbright | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Woking | |
Postcode district | GU24 | |
Dialling code | 01483 | |
Police | Surrey | |
Fire | Surrey | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
UK Parliament | ||
Pirbright (
Geography
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Pirbright has two communities: army training barracks and designated homes are north of a
History
Name
Its name had three medieval variants (each involving the letter 'f' where there is currently a 'b').
Medieval and Tudor periods
The manor of Pirbright does not seem to occur earlier than the 13th century, when it was reported to be held of the honour of Clare by Peter de Pirbright. John Trenchard died seised of it (holding) under the
18th century and afterwards
The locality saw development in the form of brick labourers' cottages with a few
Heatherside was the
Pirbright's traditional churchyard contains the large block of granite, 11-feet high, marking the grave of British Empire soldier and explorer Henry Morton Stanley, who died in London aged 63. This is partly inscribed with the words "Henry Morton Stanley Bula Matari 1841–1904 Africa". Bula Matari was another of his names and translates as "Breaker of Rocks" or "Breakstones" in Kongo.[7]
A large fire occurred in the area in April 2022.
Pirbright Institute
The
On Saturday 4 August 2007
Education
There are three schools in Pirbright, including two on School Lane, and a small all-through school, Knowl Hill School, for children with dyslexia which provides education for around fifty pupils. The largest school is the centrally located Pirbright Village Primary School, which educates children from the age of 4 to 11.
Youth outreach
The
Landmarks
Church of St Michael and All Angels
The small church stands by Church Cottage in the meadows directly west of the village centre. It is built of brick dressings to a galleted 'heathstone' walls to its Nave, with a galleted heathstone tower to west and chancel to east. Plain tiled roof with lead spike over tower. Box nave with square tower to west, gabled porch to south, aisle to north, chancel to east with vestry to north and organ bay to south.[10]
Moated 'manor house' which held the manorial courts
The
Sport
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Cricket has been played on the village green since 1780.[12] The principal cricket club is Pirbright Cricket Club which has a 1st XI, and a Sunday team.
Pirbright is the home of Pirbright Tennis Club which was formed in 1976. Initially playing in the Burrow Hill part of the village, the club soon moved to its ground on School Lane. Pirbright Tennis Club has over 300 members and five adult teams;[13] the courts are also used by students from the local schools.
Famous residents
- Ross Lowis Mangles, first civilian recipient of the Victoria Cross who has a brass memorial on the north wall of St Michael and All Angels Church, Pirbright.[14]
- James Pearce, presenter for BBC Sport
- JP, FRSchose to relate his peerage to his later life home when elevated to the peerage in 1895 however he died without male heirs in 1903.
- Sir G. A. H. Branson (1871–1951), a High Court judge and the grandfather of Richard Branson, lived at Bullswater House, Pirbright.[15]
- Sir Edmund Thiele, a famous geologist, lived out his later years with his wife until he died in 1971.
Demography and housing
Output area | Detached | Semi-detached | Terraced | Flats and apartments | Caravans/temporary/mobile homes | Shared between households[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Civil Parish) | 360 | 449 | 253 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%; the average that was apartments was 22.6%.
Output area | Population | Households | % Owned outright | % Owned with a loan | Hectares[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Civil Parish) | 3,691 | 1,101 | 23.9% | 24.5% | 1,901[1] |
The proportion of households in the civil parish who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%. The proportion who owned their home with a loan compares to the regional average of 32.5%. The remaining % is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free).
Twinning
Pirbright is
Cagny, Calvados, France
Further reading
- The Story of Pirbright Church by J.H. Curtis, 1930
References
- ^ United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National StatisticsRetrieved 21 November 2013
- ^ "Pirbright Parish Council - Home". Parish-council.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Pirbright Parish Council". 12 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Church of England parish map. Accessed 23 April 2012". Achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Williams, David (5 December 2022) [29 November 2007]. "Finds record for: SUR-EA2DB7". The Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Parishes: Pirbright". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Stanley Memorial, 60 yards east of Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II) (1029623)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Independent Review of the safety of UK facilities handling foot and mouth disease virus Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Professor Brian Spratt, August 2007
- ^ "Award for Mother Who Transformed Her Village". Surrey Live. 2 July 2013 [18 October 2010]. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II*) (1377714)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "The Manor House (Grade II) (1188635)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Pirbright cricket club". Pirbright.play-cricet.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Pirbright Tennis Club". Clubspark.lta.org.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Julia Douëtil Welcome to St Michael and All Angels Church, Pirbright Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0-7136-2598-8)
External links
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- Institute for Animal Health
- BBC News article on Foot-and-Mouth
- Surrey County Council. "Pirbright". Exploring Surrey's Past. Retrieved 28 December 2016.