In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bisley like this:
BISLEY, a parish in Chertsey district, Surrey; near the Basingstoke canal and the Southwestern railway, 3½ miles WNW of Woking station, and 4 SE of Bagshot. Post Town, Chobham, under Farnborough station. Acres, 950. Real-property, £1,4 96. Pop., 313. Houses, 73. The manor belongs to the Sumners. A boys' refuge farm school, connected with a farm of 88 acres, was built in 1869, at a cost of £5,775. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £188.* Patron, J. Thornton, Esq. The church is ancient. Charities, £40.
Bisley through time
Bisley is now part of Surrey Heath district. Click here for graphs and data of how Surrey Heath has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bisley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bisley in Surrey Heath | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5503
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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