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Bisley Camp

Bisley
Bisley Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 1598144.jpg
St John the Baptist Church
Bisley Clock Tower - geograph.org.uk - 59395.jpg
Bisley Camp
Bisley is located in Surrey
Bisley
Bisley
Bisley shown within Surrey
Area 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population 3,965 (Civil Parish)
• Density 1,083/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
OS grid reference SU9560
Civil parish
  • Bisley
District
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
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
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UK
England
SurreyCoordinates: 51°19′48″N 0°38′24″W / 51.330°N 0.640°W / 51.330; -0.640

Bisley /ˈbɪzl/ is a village and civil parish in the borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England. It is centred 3.4 miles (5.5 km) west of Woking. Of medieval creation, Bisley neighbours 19th century West End, centred 900 metres north, across the Windle Brook. According to the 2011 Census, the population was 3,965, which is largely within a focal area with the surrounding green and heather-and-gorse heath buffer land lightly populated, in contrast to Knaphill which is contiguous to Woking, 1 mile (1.6 km) east and is suburban to Woking.

Much of the west of the parish is covered by higher acidic heath, which is owned and used or leased by the Ministry of Defence and is noted for its rifle shooting ranges. The National Shooting Centre, the headquarters of the National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom, is within the historic bounds. Other large buildings are Coldingley men's prison and the former factory of Bisley Office Furniture, a large office furniture manufacturer.

The name 'Bisley' was first recorded in the 10th century as 'Busseleghe'. Its manor was from earliest written records under the feudal lordship of Chertsey Abbey as part of Godley Hundred. It is derived from the old English words 'Bysc', meaning bushes, and 'Leah', a clearing. Therefore, it means clearing where bushes grow or in the bushes. The versions recorded in the 13th century were Busheley and Bussley, from such Westminster and Lambeth Palace rolls as the Assize Rolls.


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