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Betchworth history
Etymology
State records show the name Becesworde, (11th century), Beceswrde, (12th century) and Bechesworth, (13th century). State records state the name as Beceswordsworde or Bechesworde. Becheswordsworth was also known as Becheswrde or Beceswwrde.
Pre-Roman settlement
Bronze Age artefacts have been found at Betchworth only since 1944. No Roman villas, farms or camps have been discovered at the site.
Medieval period
Betchworth lay within the Wotton hundred and appears in two entries in the Domesday Book as Becesworde, held by Richard Fitz Gilbert, Richard de Tonebrige. A distinct part named Thorncroft is mentioned in the first listing which was split by five overlords in 1066 before the conquest. The east of the village became part of Reigate hundred.
Post-Reformation
A manorial system continued for a long period in this village. Great tithes were commuted for £295 15s 4d, and the vicarial (lesser tithes) for £20.
Post-Industrial Revolution
A school was endowed with £20 per annum as at 1848 four other significant endowment charities existed then and continued though were less significant due to inflation through to 1911 for the benefit of the poor.
Betchworth lime quarries
To supply the cement for construction associated with required brick built housing, a rich seam of suitable chalk and limestone was identified in the North Downs. Broome Park estate, extending to the top of the hill, included some of these quarries. Six of the lime kilns along the Pilgrims’ Way footpath in Betchworth are Scheduled Ancient Monuments.
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