page_title: Byfleet
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Byfleet / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Byfleet Manor. Byfleet Manor was originally a royal hunting lodge which was given by Edward II to Piers Gaveston, his reputed lover. It was rebuilt in 1619 by Anne of Denmark, wife of King James I at the house's last royal owner, but she died before it was finished. The massive front walls and gate piers date from that time. It was then rebuilt again in 1685 because it was reported to be in ruinous condition! This resulted in a much smaller building. It was restored in 1905 when it was again enlarged by adding asymmetrical wings.
context_page_description: Byfleet is a village in Surrey, England. It is located in the far east of the borough of Woking, around 1.5 miles east of West Byfleet, from which it is separated by the M25 motorway and the Wey Navigation.
  The village is of medieval origin. Its winding main street, High Road, contains old large public houses, a church and several timber-framed houses, as well as other 16th and 17th century houses with listed status. The former Brooklands motor racing circuit is located just to the north, while to the east, across the River Wey, is the former Silvermere estate, now a golf club.
  Byfleet is served by Byfleet & New Haw railway station, on the South Western main line. In July 2012, its northern bypass hosted the long-distance cycling road races for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
context_section_description: The village was in the Godley hundred, a Saxon division for strategic and taxation purposes. Byfleet appears in Domesday Book as Byeflete. It was held by Ulwin (Wulfwin) from Chertsey Abbey. Its domesday assets were: ​2 ¹⁄₂ cultivated hides; 1 church, 1 mill rendering 5 shillings per year, ​1 ¹⁄₂ fisheries worth 325 eels (per year), 6 acres (2.4 ha) of meadow, woodland worth 10 hogs. It was taxed to render all in all £4 for the year to its overlords.
caption: Byfleet Manor
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