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The first mention of the PARK ofByfleet occurs in 1337; it was probablynot imparked before the manor came intothe king's hands. In 1337 John de Chestre wasgranted the custody of the park and warren ofByfleet, with a robe worth a mark, or a mark, everyyear for his fee and 2d. daily for his wages. (fn. 60) Nordengives an interesting account of the pa...

The church of ST. MARY THEVIRGINconsists of a chancel 19 ft. 6 in.by 12 ft. 7 in., south chapel and baptistery,south vestry, nave 42 ft. 10 in. by 17 ft. 2 in., northporch and south aisle 19 ft. 1 in. wide, all internaldimensions. The chancel and nave seem to have been built earlyin the 14th century, and are of very plain detail.The dressings of th...

The church of Byfleet was amongthe possessions of the abbey of Chertsey at the time of the DomesdaySurvey, (fn. 72) and it so continued until after 1284, inwhich year Geoffrey de Lucy, who held Byfleet of theabbey, was patron of the church. (fn. 73) Shortly after this,however, the church passed into the king's hands withthe manor (q.v.). (fn. 74) F...

The charities include Smith's, as inother Surrey parishes, also a sum of£11 10s. under the will of 'LadyMargaret Bruce,' probably Margaret daughter of thefourth Lord Balfour of Burleigh, who would havebeen Baroness Balfour of Burleigh but for the attainder in 1715 of her elder brother, whose heirshe was. She died in 1769.