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Byfleet Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Byfleet

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Byfleet history

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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.

Industrial history

Byfleet expanded considerably after the opening of the Brooklands motor circuit in 1907. A large housing estate for Vickers aircraft workers was built between Chertsey Road and Oyster Lane in World War I and although sold off by the early sixties, these houses still exist today. The influence of the aircraft industry on the village’s development continued between the wars and during World War Two.

World War II

The Vickers factory on the east side of Brooklands was bombed with heavy loss of life on 4 September 1940. Byfleet also came under attack from V-1 ‘Doodlebug’ flying bombs – two fell beside Byfleet Road on 21 August and slightly injured two people. A fatal accident in the centre of Byfleet on 24 September 1942 saw a military Bren Gun Carrier operated by the Welsh Guards collide with the corner of The Plough pub killing a regular lady customer.

Motor racing

J G Parry-Thomas and Bert Denly, motorcycle racer, lived in Byfleet in the 1920s. The village became a greater centre for automotive-related businesses after World War 2. Duncan Hamilton’s Jaguar victory at Le Mans was the base for his successful C-type Jaguar victory in 1953.

Sporting venues

During July 2012 Byfleet became a host of the London 2012 Olympic Games when the men’s, and ladies, road race passed through the village. The races took place on 28th (men’s), and 29th (ladies), of July 2012. The route passed west along the A245, Parvis Road, from Weybridge towards West Byfleet.

Byfleet landmarks

Architectural history

St Mary’s Church in the village centre dates back to at least the 14th century, and medieval elements are kept in the structure of Byfleet Manor, built in 1686. In 1895, 20-year-old Hampshire-born Walter George Tarrant started a new carpentry business in Byfleet and later expanded into housebuilding. The company built extensively in Pyrford and West Byfleet in early 1900s.

St. Mary’s Church

The bellcote, nave and chancel were all rebuilt in the late 13th Century in a simple Early English style. St Mary’s Church interior features some rare wooden crosses (grave markers) recovered from Europe shortly after World War I. Graves in the churchyard include those of racing driver J G Parry-Thomas who died aged 42 at Pendine Sands in 1927.

You can visit Byfleet places with Walkfo Byfleet to hear history at Byfleet’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Byfleet has 40 places to visit in our interactive Byfleet map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Byfleet, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Byfleet places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Byfleet & the surrounding areas.

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Best Byfleet places to visit

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Byfleet has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Byfleet’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Byfleet’s information audio spots:

Woodham, Surrey Woodham is a suburban village in Surrey next to New Haw . It is contiguous with two suburbs of Woking: Sheerwater and West Byfleet .

Coxes Lock Coxes Lock is towards the northern end of the Wey Navigation parallel to the River Wey in Addlestone, Surrey. The tallest non-ecclesiastical/civic building in South-East of England outside London pre-dating about 1880 is the east of the former mill blocks, which are now apartments.

BAC Concorde G-BBDG G-BBDG (manufacturer’s serial number 202, known as “Delta Golf”) was the British development Concorde built for evaluation testing. Along with the French Concorde F-WTSB, the aircraft was used to enable sufficient testing to allow for the Concorde fleet to receive certification.

Weybridge United Reformed Church The Decorated Gothic Revival church was designed in 1864 by John Tarring and opened the following year. The church joined the United Reformed Church denomination in 1972. Historic England has listed the building at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.

Painshill Painshill is one of the finest remaining examples of an 18th-century English landscape park. It was designed and created between 1738 and 1773 by Charles Hamilton. The original house built in the park by Hamilton has since been demolished.

Cobham F.C. Cobham Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in the village of Cobham, Surrey. Affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association, they are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division South and play at Leg O’Mutton Field.

Foxwarren Park Foxwarren Park, at Wisley in Surrey, was designed in 1860 by the railway architect Frederick Barnes for brewing magnate and MP Charles Buxton. It was then owned by Hannah Weinstein and chosen for films and television series including The Adventures of Robin Hood.

Burwood Park Burwood Park is a private residential estate in Hersham, Surrey. It consists of approximately 400 detached houses dating from the early 20th century to the present day.

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