Pilley, The Post Office c.1955
Photo ref: P285003
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Photo ref: P285003
Photo of Pilley, The Post Office c.1955

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Pilley is a short stroll from Boldre on an ancient route to the vast expanse of Beaulieu Heath. Along this route would have passed kings of England on their way to hunt, medieval travellers on pilgrimages to Beaulieu Abbey, and generations of drovers with their herds of livestock on the way to long-established grazing grounds.

A Selection of Memories from Pilley

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Pilley

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I was born in Barton on sea in 1965 My mothers family Harry Lancaster and Emily Jane Small lived at Burnt Lane Lymington. Harry used to work on the Railway. They had five children three boys and two girls Dorathy and Norah Lancaster I am unsure what school they went too? Norah my mother was born in 1930. September 1947 she married Norman ( Known as Jim) Smith in bolder church Lymington. My ...see more
I do so appreciate these lovely pictures and this site is wonderful. I do not have any memories of this place. I was born in1956 and raised in America, Southern California, actually. However, I wanted to say thank you. Since I do not know much about my ancestry, just seeing the photos is fun to imagine one of my great great grandparents living around there. I know my father, Frederick Henry Pilley, who passed ...see more
I went  to school in Pilley. My teacher was a Miss Figgins, she was fantastic, she taught my father too, Fred Woodburn. We lived at the bungalow, Sandy Down, After  my Gran Died  Annie Woodburn  shes laid to rest in boulder grave yard along with my grandad Walter Woodburn and my uncle Bill Tosdevine.sadly the Bungerlow isnt there any more. We use to sail down Pilley Hill on our bikes, ...see more