Heritage Bank

The parish of Buriton has a rich local heritage with some fascinating local history and cultural connections.

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Buriton at War

The parish of Buriton (the place and its people) has played its part in both world wars.

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Growth of a Parish

This project shows the expansion and growth of the village over the centuries with the help of maps and house detective reports.

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Explore the history of Buriton

Welcome to the website of the Buriton Heritage Bank. This community project is researching local life in years gone by and the natural heritage of the parish of Buriton, near Petersfield, Hampshire, UK.

Here you can find information about the history of the parish (including Ditcham, Nursted and Weston) and find out about our current activities and publications which include hundreds of wonderful old photographs.

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Railway evening was just the ticket

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The village hall was packed for this illustrated talk about Buriton’s past, when Mike Attrill joined Doug Jones to describe…

Percy’s Poems are back

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A book of local poems has been donated to Buriton’s Heritage project with many of the verses describing life in…

4,000th image added into Heritage Bank

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Yet more old photos and information were brought to the annual Bygone Buriton event in  June 2024 – helping to…

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