Pirbright is a small, quietly handsome village and civil parish in the Borough of Guildford, Surrey, England, notable for its wide greens, ribbons of heathland and pine woods that give it a character more rural than suburban. The settlement clusters around a village green and the historic parish church, with an assortment of timber-framed cottages and more modern homes; much of the surrounding landscape is common land and training ground, so open sandy heaths and rides feel immediately part of everyday life.
Despite its village feel, Pirbright has some distinctive institutions: the Pirbright Institute, a nationally important centre for research into livestock diseases, and substantial military camps and training areas nearby that have shaped the local economy and population. Social life tends to be community-focused, with village events, a cricket club and a village hall, while many residents also commute to nearby towns such as Woking or Guildford for work and services. Historically rooted yet touched by science and defence, Pirbright sits comfortably between rural tradition and modern roles.
Postcode districts covering Pirbright
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Sutton 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Crawley 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Slough 15.5 miles25 km
- Harrow 24.9 miles40.1 km
- High Wycombe 23.5 miles37.7 km
- Basingstoke 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Woking 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Bracknell 9 miles14.5 km
- Guildford 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Maidenhead 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Hounslow 17.7 miles28.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Pirbright Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Brookwood Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Stanford Common Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Normandy & Pirbright Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Sheet's Heath Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Worplesdon Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Deepcut Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bisley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Mytchett & Deepcut Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Heathlands Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Mytchett Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Bisley & West End Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Pirbright
GU24 0PZ, GU24 0QQ, GU24 0QA, GU24 0JF, GU24 0DH, GU24 0JB, GU24 0QB, GU24 0BT, GU24 0JQ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 15 miles24.1 km
- London Gatwick Airport 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Brookwood Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Ash Vale Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
Hotels near Pirbright Ad
- Aviator Farnborough 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Hilton Woking 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Gorse Hill 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Worplesdon Place Hotel 3 2.5 miles4 km
- Holiday Inn Farnborough 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Coworth Park - Dorchester Collection 5 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Withies Inn 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Village Hotel Farnborough 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Wheatsheaf by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Mandolay Hotel Guildford 4 5.6 miles9 km
Schools in Pirbright
- Knowl Hill School Independent - special
- Pirbright Village Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 4.3 miles7 km
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- university of surrey University 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Recreation Ground Stadium 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Britty Wood Forest 6.8 miles11 km
- Sunningdale Park Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 8 miles12.9 km
- RHS Garden, Wisley Gardens 8.1 miles13 km
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Sunninghill Park Estate 8.4 miles13.6 km
- The Farnum Museum Museum 8.5 miles13.6 km