Pirbright

Pirbright
Village and civil parish
Statue near Pirbright village hall
The Basingstoke Canal divides the communities of Pirbright
Pirbright Location within Surrey
Area	19.01 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Population	3,691 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density	194/km2 (500/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU950550
Civil parish	Pirbright[2]
District	Guildford
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
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	Surrey Heath
List of places UK England Surrey 51°17′10″N 0°38′20″W / 51.286°N 0.639°W / 51.286; -0.639

Pirbright (/ˈpɜːrbraɪt/) 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.