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��On the east of the churchyard there used to be a pit called traditionally the cellars of Hubert de Burgh; but the remains referred to above, which must have belonged to a considerable house, were found south of the church.

In October 1275 the manor was assigned as dower to the king's consort, Eleanor of Castile. 44 In 1299 it formed a portion of the dowry granted to Margaret of France on her marriage with the king," and she held until her death." Edward II and Edward III subsequently granted Banstead to their queens as dower. 47 In 1378 Richard II confirmed to Nicholas Carew a grant of Banstead made to him in 1376 for life, ' saving to the Prior of Merton the term granted to him.' 48 This latter grant, made evidently after the death of Queen Philippa, was not, presumably, of long duration, as in I 378-9 Carew was tenant of the manor and was ordered to pay loos, yearly out of the issues of the manor to Stephen de Haddele, yeoman of the chamber to the late queen. 49 In 1 390, after the death of Carew, the manor and park of Ban- stead were granted for life to Sir Reginald Braybrooke ; if, however, the issues exceeded 40 marks annually, the surplus was to be paid to the Exchequer. 50

In 1399 confirmation was made of a grant of 1397 to Sir William de Arundel and Agnes his wife of the same manor, 41 and on their death shortly after without issue, the grant was extended to Sir Richard de Arundel, brother of William, for life, 51 and on his death to his widow Alice, 53 who died in I436. 54 The king in the following year demised the manor to Sir Ralph Rochefort." The reversion was granted in November 1437 to John Merston and Rose his wife in survivorship, 66 and Rochefort quitclaimed his life interest to them in 1438." In 1448 Henry VI granted the reversion, after the death of John Merston, Rose being already dead, to his new foun- dation of Eton College. 48 This grant was, how- ever, cancelled by Edward IV, and the manor was resumed in 1 464. 5 ' His queen received the manor as dower in 1466 ; M in 1471 it was given to George, Duke of Clarence, 61 after whose death it remained in the Crown until Henry VIII, in the first year of his reign, assigned it to Queen Katharine. 61 She continued to hold after her divorce, and in 1532 leased the manor to CAREW. Qr three lhns Sir Nicholas Carew for ninety- patsant sable. nine years, should she live so

long. 63 This deed seems to have been made at the king's desire, as two months later he granted the re-

���version of the manor, after Katharine's death, to Sir Nicholas Carew in fee. 64 When it came to the Crown on the attainder of Carew the manor was annexed to the honour of Hampton Court. 65 It was given back to Sir Francis Carew on the reversal of the attainder in 1 549, and continued to be held by this family with their manor of Beddington until 1762, when Sir Nicholas Hacket Carew died. 66 By the terms of his will the manor of Banstead was sold, according to a previous agreement, to Rowland Frye of Beddington, 6 ' who died in 1777, when his brother and heir William inherited the manor. 68 It passed in 1795 to their nephew Row- land Frye, and on his death in 1801 to the latter's nephew, William Morris Newton, who took the name of Frye, 69 and was lord of the manor in l8o8. 70 At his death in 1820 it passed to his daughter, wife of Captain Spencer, and she held in 1841." The property was subsequently sold before 1874 to Sir William Craddock-Hartopp, who held until after 1882. It passed soon after to mortgagees, the trustees of Lady Lavinia Bickersteth, the present lady of the manor. The manor of Banstead included extensive holdings in Horley and Leigh. Sir William Craddock- Hartopp between 1874 and 1878 paid over 13,000 to buy up rights over Banstead Wastes from the following lands : Part of Leigh Place, Dunshott, Flatguns, Sawyers and Skeats, in Leigh, and Horshill, part of Christmas Farm, West Green, Tylers, Fether- idge, Watts, Gawlers, Axes, Crutchfield, Flanchford, Rydens and Banfield, in Horley, 7 * a total of 720 acres. Woolvers Farm, Stumblehole, Collendean Farm, and Duxhurst were also in Banstead Manor. 71

The first mention of the PARK of Banstead occurs in 1 299," when it was included with the manor in the grant made to Margaret of France by the Crown. It was probably imparked after Banstead had been granted to the king by John de Burgh in 1274. An action for trespass in the queen's park was brought in 1305." In 1348 and 1349, when Queen Philippa held the manor, a writ of aid for one year was granted to the clerk of the great wardrobe to enable him to have timber brought to her wardrobe in La Rioll, London, from her park at Banstead. 76 In 1439 John Merston and Rose, then holding Banstead, received licence to inclose the park, stated to be in great need of repair, with paling and hedge, and to cause trees and oaks required for the purpose to be felled both within and without the park, under the survey of the Prior of Merton. 77 The park was included in the grant in fee made to Carew in IS32. 78 In 1623 John Lambert received a lease of the part of the park called Banstead Old Park. 79 The manor-house, which succeeded the older manor-house near the

��44 Cat. tf Chart. 1157-1300, p. 192.

45 Cat. of Pat. 1292-1300, p. 452. Ibid. 1301-7, p. 355; i37-'3> P-

216; 1313-17, p. 135.

47 Ibid. 1317-21, p. 115 ; Cal. tf Clou, 1318-23, p. 149; 1318-23, p. 57; Cal. of Pat. 1327-30, p. 476 5 1330-4, p. 55 ;

��48 Cal. of Pat. 1377-81, p. 143 ; Chan. Inq. p.m. 7 Ric. II, no. 14.

49 Close, i Ric. II, m. 35.

M Cal. of Pat. 1388-92, p. 299.

41 Ibid. 1399-1401, p. 266.

"Ibid. 1399-1401, p. 547.

" Ibid. 1422-9, p. 159.

" Chin. Inq. p.m. 1 5 Hen. VI, no, 27.


 * Cal. of Pat. 1436-41, p. 112.

��58 Ibid. Wlbid. p. 138.

68 Pat. 27 Hen. VI, pt. i, m. 16 ; Parl. R. (Rec. Com.), v, 1601.

Parl R. (Rec. Com.), v, 517*.

M Cal. of Pat. 1461-7, pp. 430, 481.

61 Ibid. 1467-77, p. 241.

ra Pat. 24 Hen. VIII, pt. ii, m. 12.

Ibid. Ibid.

L. and P. Hen. V111, xv, .498 (36).

M Feet of F. SUIT. Hit 17 Chas. I ; Hi!. 18 Chas. II ; Recor. R. Hit 6 Anne, rot 106 ; Add. Chart 22918, etc., etc.

W P.C.C. 370 St. Eloy. By a fine of 1763 (Surr. Trin. 2 Geo. Ill) James Earl of Lauderdale and Mary Turner his wife appear as holding the manor in Mary's right She was a daughter and co-heir of

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��Sir Thomas Lombe, who seems to have held a mortgage on Carew's estate of Banstead (P.C.C. 370 St. Eloy), which presumably devolved upon his daughter Mary after his death.

68 P.C.C. 507 Collier.

Ibid. 165 Newcastle.

" Ibid. 174 Abcrcrombie.

71 Brayley, Hitt. of Surr. iv, 340.

7* Private information.

1* B.M. Add. MS. 16532.

1* Cal. of Pat. 1292-1301, p. 452.

1* Ibid. 1301-7, p. 355.

7" Ibid. 1348-50, pp. 5. i*3> 393-

Tl Ibid. 1436-41, p. 347-

78 Pat. 24 Hen. VIII, pt ii, m. 12.

79 Add. Chart 21910.

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