In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Byfleet like this:
BYFLEET, a village and a parish in Chertsey district, Surrey. The village stands near the river Wey, the Junction canal, and the Southwestern railway, 2 miles SSW of Weybridge r. station, and 2½ WNW of Cobham; and has a post office under Weybridge station. It is a curious picturesque place; and includes several old mansions. ...
The parish comprises 2,068 acres. Real property, £3,991. Pop., 770. Houses, 153. The property is subdivided. The manor belonged anciently to the Crown; was given by Edward II. to Piers Gaveston; came again to the Crown; and was settled by James I. on Anne of Denmark. Byfleet Park, now a farm house, is said to have been built by the Black Prince, and both it and Dorney House in the village are alleged to have been the nursing place of Henry VIII. A mansion was founded on the manor by Anne of Denmark, and completed by Sir James Fullerton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £295.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there are a national school, and charities £23. Stephen Duck, the poetical protegé of Queen Caroline, and Joseph Spence, the author of "Polymetis," were rectors.
Byfleet through time
Byfleet is now part of Woking district. Click here for graphs and data of how Woking has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Byfleet itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Byfleet, in Woking and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3241
Date accessed: 06th November 2024
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