We are lucky in that the boundaries of our parish have been recorded over a remarkably long time.

Curiously, the bounds of Windlesham, Chobham and Egham all meet at the entrance to Windsor Park. It has been suggested that this would enable the King to leave Windsor Park and hunt in any of the three parishes. A more likely explanation is that Windsor Park was an important foraging area and the parishioners were allowed, for a fee, to drive their cattle into the park to forage during the Summer months and maybe also pigs on acorns in the Autumn.^{3 p153} Therefore is was important that each parish had direct access to the Park. Since the Park was established by William I it appears that this part of the boundary was altered early in the second millennium.

AD 673

In a document of Chertsey minster ²(reputedly copied from a charter of AD 673; see the page describing Chertsey Abbey charters), Chobham's boundaries were recorded in old English as below.

Chobham's Saxon boundaries - almost the same as in the 19th century. Bisley appears to be included. It is possible that the northern boundaries ran direct to the old Roman road rather than converging at a point at the entrance to Windsor Forest. The orange line represents an unclear area

Map: David Stokes

Original Old English Possible Interpretation

[þ]is bet þe londimere into Chabbeham .

þat is arest on Eccan triuue.
Of Eccan triuue andlange strete to þe Hore þorne .

Of þe hore þorne to wihsan leage.

Of wihsan leghe to woburnen

andlange burnen to wopshete.

Of Wopshete to Mimbrugge.

Of Mimbrugge to Wiþelesshete .

Of Wilþelesshete to þe hagan æt Mimfelda.

Sua of Mimfelde to þare greten wich.

Of þere wich to Wuhurste rithe .

Of þere riþe to Siþuuode hagan.

Andlange hagan to fhyþeke mere

of fhyþeke mere to Hasulhurst .
Of Hasulhurst forþ rigte ofer þane feld to Cuscetes hagen
Sua bi þan hagen to Cumore

Of Cumore to þe stondinde stone.

Of þe stone uprigte to Ruggestrate

dun into Whiþeke mere .

from Hwyþeke mere to burchshlede .

from burchshlede to Eggelfus brugge .

Of þere brugge to Cyterene forde.

Of cyteren forde to wipsedone .

Of þere done andlange strate to Hertlye .

Of Hertlye eft on Eccan triuue.

This is the land of Chobham (equivalent to the parish).

The second and third locations can be interpreted in two ways.

Start at the oaken tree (acorn, acbeam = OE oak tree). This may be a landmark just inside the gate of Windsor Forest where 6 parishes met.
Along the street (usually refers to a Roman road in Old English) to the old thorn .

an old thorn on the Roman road to London

Maybe an old Hawthorn marking the meeting of three parish boundaries at Longcross; then when it fell replaced by a cross, which in turn replaced by the modern district boundary stone. However, this interpretation requires an old road leading to Longcross.

From the old thorn to wihsan field. This has been translated by some as 'witsayen' field (witsayen = wise Old English). This may be a meeting place of the elders (a Saxon moot).

the meeting of the three parish boundaries at Longcross

This interpretation places the wihsan inside the triple-banked earthwork at the Slade

to Woburn (the Bourne stream? 'woh' meaning meandering) It is interesting that this leg covers more than a mile - was there an obvious route; a boundary ditch for instance? Aubrey in the 18th century said there are two great ditches, one at the East end of the inclosures, extending across the way, and the other at the West end of Chobham, extending - also across the road to the enclosures on each side ; that they were ten feet deep or more, the earth thrown both ways; that there was no tradition of the purpose for which they were made.
Along the river to Wapshot ('wop' old English for weeping)
To Mimbridge
To Witheless-shete ('with' = OE evil, Middle English shete, from Old English, sheet (line), from scata, corner of a sail. skeud- in Indo-European Roots.])
To a enclosure at Mimfield (later corrupted to 'Milford'?)
So on to the great wick ('wic' = OE dwelling place, camp, abode, etc. From Latin 'vicus' - settlement. Perhaps a Roman site or an enclave of Britons?). This may be the original Romano-British settlement situated on the boundary to the south on the hill just east of Castle Green. Was this a small defended site on the hill near Castle Green; perhaps a local trading post? It is near present day Littlewick just over the Woking border.
To Wuhurst rithe/wood
To Sithwode enclosure (South Grove Wood?) On John Senex's 1729 Surrey map, Sidewoodend is at the southern end of Barrs Lane to Knaphill. A deed of 1843 in the SHC mentions "Bluegates Farm at Sythwood End, Horsell". The 1873 OS map shows Bluegates at the southern end of Barrs Lane to Knaphill. So Sithwood appears to be Knaphill in which case the boundaries of Chobham included Bisley.
along the enclosure fhytheke mere (Stafford Lake?) Maybe mere refers to 'boundary' as in 'meare'
To Hasulhurst (Shrubbs Copse?)
forthright across the field to Cuscetes enclosure
So by the enclosure to Cumore (present-day Cowmoor?)
To the standing stone (where Chobham, Frimley and Pirbright parishes meet?)
Right up? to Ruggestrate (an old track, probably the Maultway on Chobham Ridges?)
down to Whitheke pond (white?, corrupted to Light water?) Maybe mere refers to 'boundary' as in 'meare'
To burchshlede birch? lea? There are deeds of a land called 'burcha slips' in the SHC.
To the Eggelfus bridge ('fus' = 'foot'? clapper bridge?) ('fus' = OE eager). Or Eggelfus may be an individuals name; Ewelfus is found in the cartularies.
To the ford at Cyterne (pronounced with a 'k')
To wipsedone ('wip' = 'up to'? the down? notice the next line does not say 'from Wipsedone' but just 'from the down'). Probably present day Ripsdon or Ribsdon.
Along the street (Roman road from London to Silchester?) to Hertley (Broomhall Hut?). This differs from the 19th C boundary which turned NE to the entrance to Windsor Forest (Windsor Forest is believed to have been founded much later by William I as a hunting forest.
Back to the oaken tree

The adjoining bounds of Chertsey and Thorpe together may caste some light of Chobham's eastern boundary?

[Ð]ys is þe landegemere to Cerotesege and to þorpe . þat is erest on Waiemuþe up endlonge Waie to Waigebrugge . of Waigebrugge innan þe ælde muledich mide uuerde . of þere dich on þere ealde herestræt . Andlange stræte on Woburne brugge . Andlang burne on þene grete wiþig . Of þane grete wiþig endlonge burne in þane pol buue Crocford . of þes poles heuede on gerigte to þane Ellene . Of þane ellene on gerigte . a be wertuualen on þe herestrate . Andlange strate to curten stapele . Of curten stapele eandlonge strate to wene hore þorne .
Of þan þorne to Eccan treuue .
Of Eccan treouue to þen þrem burghen .
Of þam þrum beorghen into þe sihtran . Of þan siþren into merchebroke . Of merchebroke on Exlæpes burnen . Of Exlæpes burne to þene hare mapeldure .
Of þene hore mapeldure to þen þrum treouuen .
Of þam þrem treouuen andlange depenbrokes on gerihte to Wealagate . Of Wealagate on shiren pol . Of shiren pole on fulan broc . Of fulen broke to þan blake wiþig .
Of þan blaken wiþig on gerihte to Wealas huþe.
Andlange Temese on aþere halve Mixtenhammes in þere ea betweone Burghege and Mixtenham . Andlange þes weteres to Netel yge of þan ege andlange Temese abuten Oxelake . forþ andlange Tenæse to Boresburghe .
And sua forþ endlange Temese to Hamen ege .
And sua forþ andlange stremes be norþen Hamen yge . And sua forþ andlange Temese be hælven stremes eft on Waie muþe.

Firstly from the mouth of the Wey up along the Wey to Weybridge. Along the old mill ditch and the old Roman road. Along road on Woburn Bridge. Along stream to Crockford Bridge. ......... To curten stapele then along the street to the hore thorn.
Then to the oak tree. Tringham, in "The Story of Longcross" suggests that this may have been an old oak marking the meeting of three parish boundaries at Longcross; then when it fell replaced by a cross, which in turn replaced by the modern district boundary stone.
From oak tree to three barrows (the three barrows at Barrowhills?)
??...
To three trees
Along depenbrokes keeping on to Wealagate (Welsh? - does this indicate a surviving enclave of Celts?) Gate on the shire boundary?
Keeping on to Wealas huthe (present day Welsh Hythe?)
Along the Thames, past lots of 'burghs' - fortifications.
To Ham
Along the middle of the Thames to Waie muthe (the mouth of the Wey at present day Weybridge)

AD 1446

In 1446, the Abbot of Chertsey Abbey perambulated the bounds of Godley Hundred, which including the southern and north-western boundaries of Chobham. The route was recorded in the Chertsey Cartulary,^{1
Vol 1, 143} but the authors of the Surrey Records Society's translation note that the rubic and text of the perambulation are in a hand later than the rest of the book.

Metes and Bounds of the Hundred of Godley, perambulated and surveyed by the lord John Hermondesworth', Abbot of Chertsey, William Sydeney his Steward, Richard Ludlowe esquire, and the Keeper of the Forest, with a multitude of people (populorum) of the whole countryside (patrie) convoked therefor. On the seventh day of the month of June in the twenty fourth year of the reign of King Henry VI.

Origin

Interpretation

First fro Waymouth' a mydde the Streme to Waybrigge And fro Waybrigge endelonge the highewey to the crosse in hammemore

Fro that crosse to Wobourbrigge as the hyewey ledith

And fro Wobourbrigge and elonge the borne to the Wythis in Stamputlonde

And fro the Wythies endelonge the bourne to the pole a boue Crocfordbrigge

and so ouer to the Stone and fro the Stone to the Wey in Marfeldeheth'e that commeth fro Wobourne and ledith to Spynnecrosse and so forth to Spynne crosse

and so forth' as the Wey lythe thorgh' Widbeke endelonge the Weye without porteresruden' forth to the North'ende of porterespark' and so endelonge by the diche of porterespark' to the Westende of the same park' and fro themes to an olde diche Westrighte and so to the Weye that cometh' fro the feyreoke in to ywehulle

and so fro the same Weye to an oyer t Weye that cometh' fro Derneford' ledynge to Wyndesore And so endelong' that Wey to A diche on the Northeste side of the same Weye And fro themes to an oper + diche on the Southwest' side of the same Weye

And fro themes to A pute by side Stanoresywehull' corner'.

And fro themes to an oþer putte a yest' the Middill' of Stanoresywehull'

And fro themes to A Whithye 1 stondynge in the diche atte Totehalestote And so endelonge the diche be twene the croftes of Totehales to A crofte of Eggeshawesywehull' And so endelonge the diche fro themes to the higheweye that cometh' fro Derneforde to ywehill' strode

And so ouerigh't the higheweye to pe diche by tweny the londe of Otershawe and the londe of Twichene

And so to Sampsones and so endelonge be twene Sampsones and Otershawe even to the bourne

and so endelonge the bourne to Gargatesthrote

And fro Gargatisthrote even to Mymbrigge

and fro Mymbrig' to the Corner' of Crowchescroft' be side hachewolf'

And so frome the same Corner' to a mede callede Goldemoresgate to the langcroft'

And so fro the langcroft' to banrens atte Briggesgrof called the Castell'

And fro themes to the heggelonddich' endelong' to Skottesgrof

And so endelonge Skottysdich' to the horestone

And fro the horestone to piegarstone .

And fro piegarstone by twene the Bundes of Eysshele vnto persholtus

And fro persholtus by the bourne to William atte Brokes gate

And fro themes to the iij lanes

And fro thennes thorgh' Totehaleshawe to the bourne

And fro the boume be twene William heggeslonde and John' Wellers to Brusershous

And fro Brusershous to pynnesgrof'

And fro pynnesgrof' to Brusers Rammeshurst'

to iij Torris in the middill' of haselhurst

and fro thennes to potterneweye .

And fro potternewey to Cowschotherne

And fro thennes to Cowmor'

And fro thens to the Stondyngestone

And fro the Stondyngestone by the potterswey to the Whitestone

And fro thens ouer the Westwyburgh' And' so to hanawdespathe and fro hanawdespathe to the Blakeslete strecchinge to A Diche aboue Cokhill' goynge thane forthright' to lyncesford' by side the le dene poynt And so fro lyncesford thorgh' Dudbrok' to Egulfesbrigge called preybrigge And fro thens thorgh' the water to the Twichene And fro thens thorgh' the water I called the Ridy. even' to the Millewhele 1

And fro the Millewhele by the water to wysshemorestone the whiche Stone is a bownde be twene Barkeshir' and Surr' . And fro Wysshem'stone to Besauntstone

And fro Besauntstone to the stone aboue Curle And fro thens to haukmer' thorgh' Whitmore to pillewelh'ill'

And fro pillewell'hill' to the Blakestrode

And fro thens to the hokemyll'whele

and' fro thens to an Assh'e stondynge atte preyende

And fro thens by the water by twene the prioresmed' and the hokemede

And fro thens to Morislane

And thorgh' Moricelane to Moris atte hales gate

And fro Moris gate thorgh' the halegrof' to Shoriesgate

and' so thorgh the lane to Moris croft'

and fro thens to piperesgate

And so ouer the Westrichegrene ² to the Quech'

and so to highamesbrigge

And so thorgh' highamesmede to the bussh' vnder Ripsedowne

And so to Chapmandene

And by the hyewey to Bromehalepondehede

and' thorgh' Bromehaleberne to Coworth'heme

and' so by the hyewey to the South'gate of the park' of wyndesore

And' so thorgh' the park' to loderlak'

and' in to the middill' of Temse fro Thennes to the Waymouth'

From where the Wey joins the Thames, along the middle of the river to Weybridge. Along the highway to the cross in Ham Moor.
Follow the highway to Wobourne Bridge.
To the Withies in Stamputland
Along the bourne to to Crockford Bridge.
To the stone and then to the Woburne-Spynnecrosse (Spyny on Norden's 1609 map) way in Marfield? heath
Bowfeyoke and Rowhill in Norden?
Keeping to the way that runs from Derneford to Windsor
To a point beside Stannershill corner
And to another point ?? ea(we)st of the middle of Stannershill
To a withy (willow?) standing in the ditch at Totehalestote. Along the highway that leads from Dernford to Rowhill or Youngstroat?
between Ottershaw and Twichene
between Sampson and Ottershaw onto the Bourne
Along the bourne to Gargatesthrote
To Mimbridge
Corner of Crowchescroft beside hachewolf
To a meadow called Goldemoresgate to the langcroft
To banrens at bridge grove called the Castle Grove
To hegge land ditch along to Scott's Grove
Along the Scott's ditch to the old stone
To piegarstone
Between the bundes of Eysshele unto persholtus
Along the Bourne to William Brokes gate
To the iij lanes
Through Totehaleshaw to the Bourne
Between William heggesland and John Wellers to Bullhouse
To Pin Grove
To Bull Rammeshurst
To iij Torris in the middle of haselhurst
To potterneweye
To Cowschotherne
To Cowmoor
To the standing stone
by the potterswey to Whitestone
Around the Frimley boundary?
To Wishmoor Cross and then to Besauntstone (Senex shows Basing Stone at the Jolly Farmer)
To Curley (High Curley?), Whitmore
To the Blackstroud (along Brackstroud Lane). Strod OE = marshy land overgrown with brushwood, as you would expect along the Windle Brook.
To Hookmill wheel
To an ash? standing at Preyend
Along the water between priores meadow and Hook meadow
To Moris Lane
Through Moris Lane to Moris at Hales Gate
Through Hale Grove to Shories Gate
Through the lane to Moris Croft
To Pipers Gate (Pipers Farm)
Over Westerly Green to the Quech
To Higham's Bridge
Through Higham's Meadow to the bush under Ribsdon
To Chapmandene
Along the highway (near A30 or Silchester Roman road?) to the head of Broomhall Pond
Through Broomhall (burne or barn?) to the borders of Coworth
Along the highway to the south gate of Windsor Park
Through the park to Loderlake
along the middle of the Thames back to the mouth of the Wey.

1595 & 1786

The following document was found in the parish chest by the Reverend G. W. Grundy in 1926.

The Bounds of the Parish of Chobham in the County of Surrey, as taken by the direction of the Parishioners in their Perambulation of the said Bounds, May 26th and 27th Anno Domini 1786 agreeable to the old writings of a Perambulation taken in the Year 1595 carefully inspected and compared with the present bound Marks by the Parishioners and the then officiating Curate to the Reverend George Gayton, Vicar of Chobham and Rector of Bisley.

A TRUE COPY OF THE OLD PERAMBULATION IN ANNO DOMINI 1595.

Witness Thomas Snelling, Curate of Chobham. June 3rd, 1786.

May 26th Anno Domini 1786.

The First Day.

Original

Notes

From the Church to Milton Cross by Burrow Hill Grove X mark on an old ash from thence to X Foster's land (after Wirke's and Appleby's, now Henry John Atfield) from thence by Valley Wood to Westreye Green and through the Green to Rye Grove Corner X (The first outside Bound mark of the Parish)
From thence turning on the Right and crossing the way into X Heames Land, keeping the Bank that parteth the lower part being used to meadow, from the higher grounds, then to a little oak X on the Right Hand, leaving the fences on the Left X then leaving Turners or Saddlers House, now Prudence Edmeads a little on the Left,-through the orchard by a little stream there into the Heath X an oak marked in the Hedge.
Thence crossing the road into the Heath X and then keep the Green Road straight up between the Hills up to the west end of Ripps Down X
from thence down the Hill to Lee's old Pond near Maggotts Bower X from thence along the Slade to the Bank on this side London Road about 35 Rod from Lee's old Pond X then looking towards Broomhole Gate, keep the Bank, and leave London Road on the left, and King's Hill about 20 Rod to the Right X then along the old Bank X leaving the Butt or little Hill about 20 Rod on the Right and continuing the old Bank to the Gravel hill or Platt X
then to Broomhole Gate X and on to the Ash within the Gate X
coming back again through the Gate across the London Road and leave Broomhole Hut on the left, passing thro' the corner of the Garden X an Ash then continuing the Heath directly South by East by Gang slade just by the Head of the Pond next to Broomhole X from thence close by Potnall Bank X keeping close to the Bank, to the top of Dead Church Hill (otherwise Trades Hill) X.
From thence directly South (by a mole cast up about midd way) to Long Cross X
From thence leaving Old Lodge hill on the Right hand, keep the way to Rough Godly Lake (or Mare's lake) from thence still keeping the way, leaving Rough Godly Hills, otherwise New Lodge on the Right, and Brichett Wood on the left X keep the way that leadeth through Queen's Wood, leaving Chill Down (or Winter's Hill) about 30 Rod on the Right X
then to the west end of Stone Hill X and then to the Bound Mark X at the corner of Queen's Wood - then straight down thro' Holders Bottom to late Sir Thomas Sewill's Ground, now Mr. Sewill's, over the Gate to a tree X then thro' the middle of the first pond, and part of the second and third, to the Head of the last pond X mark on a Beech
then thro' the middle of the New Rick Bridge then by an oak X and straight by the side of the Royal Hunters Bridge and thro' sansoms to the old or common Bourne, or stream which parts Horsell and Chobham Parishes till you come to Mimbridge.
Then leaving tile bridge on the left from the stone (over the Hedge in the Bank a little to the right) thro' a small space of the Common X then into and thro' a small part of the Lands of the late John Roark, now Richard Roark, and at the upper part thereof out into the Common again X then crossing the upper part of the Green into the lands of one John Hatwell after Taylor (thence called Taylor's Gate) now Mr. Sewill's X leaving Cock's Hill field on the right hand to the South part of formerly Mr. Cock's House, now in the possession of Mr. Sewill, leading through the kitchen little window and thence thro' the Turf house and Yard into the Common X by the end of the Barn into Milford Green X
then to the corner of the Green to the Gate leading into the late Henry Edmeads’ Land, now William Edmeads' on the left and Mr. George Johnson's on the right - going straight over the Gate to the next Hedge on the right, and going up the right side of the hedge to the top of the field - then keeping between the Fields of the late Henry Edmeads' and compassing the right hand corner of the last Field down to the Bound Mark over the Hedge into Grant's Green X near the Guildford Road the Reverend Mr. Gayton's House and Garden, etc.; just on the Right hand

The perambulation starts at St Lawrence's and goes via Burrow Hill to Rye Grove where parish boundary is first encountered.
Start at Rye Grove Corner
Cross Chertsey Road going north onto the Common and keeping to the green road to the west end of Ribsdon
Continue NE to the left of Kings Hill in a straight line to Broomhall Gate of Windsor Park. Then drop down to the London road (near the A30) at Sunningdale
across the London Road to the ash just inside Broomhall gate of Windsor Park (by the 20th century the boundary only went as far as the A30)
return back across the A30 to Broomhall Hut (the pub with this name is in about the right place). To Chobham Common then proceed east and then south east to Gang Slade (the bog formed where Little Arm flows from Chobham Common. "Pond next to Broomhole" probably means the ponds in the bog beside the boundary of Broomhole estate. The boundary is not straight but winds around Potnall Warren south bank. To Potnall and the top of Dead Church Hill (has been suggested that this may be Barrows Hill but more likely to be the northern tip of the ridge that Burma Road follows - Tringham in 'The Story of Longcross' says that a local called it Drag Church Hill).
South to Longcross (Tringham mentions a mole here running across a little marshy valley and a map of 1772 which gives "the boundary cross alias Long Cross")
Here the reported bounds are confusing. The modern boundary runs southwards keeping Chilldown on the left. In these bounds Childown is kept on the right. Maybe the old parish boundary lay further to the east of the current boundary - running just to the east of Accommodation Rd. Passing Old Lodge Hill (Flutters Hill?; was there an ancient building on this site?) on the righthand and keep on down the eastern boundary of the Common keeping to the road that leads to Queens Wood, keeping Childown hill on the right. Or maybe there is transcription error? - unlikely since the error would need to be made with Old Lodge, New Lodge and Childown. Tringham states that in his time there was a Burchetts wood close to Childown Farm.
To the west end of Stone Hill to boundary corner at Queens Wood (Tringham reports a boundary bank all the way from Childown to Queens Wood), south through the string of ponds
Cross the brook then to the Bourne and follow it west to Mimbridge
Leave the bourne at Mimbridge and proceed NW across Cox Hill Green to Cox Hill Farm then to Milford Green
West to Grants Green (so Castle Green was known as Grants Green and Knaphill Rd as Guildford Rd in the 18th century).

End of the First Day.

The Second Day.

Original

Notes

From the Church to Thomas Taylor's Gate, late Richard Edmeads, now George Johnson's, from thence into Grant's Green to the Bank in the said Green X (the last Bound Mark of the first day's Perambulation) about 10 Rod beyond the garden wall of the Reverend Mr. Gayton leaving the Guildford Road about 2 rod on the Right -
from thence crossing the Green to Copse Corner now George Johnson's thence up to Scott's Grove X now Collyer's Kiln by the Clay Pitts there, and thro' the Turf House of James Friend then to Scotts Barn Door X leaving the Building on the left formerly Henry Carter's, then Thomas Collyer's, now James Friend's from thence thro' the Field to the Dirty Corner X then up the Lane about 10 Rod X then turn on the right hand down the Lane to the X Bound Mark by the stile and over the hedge into the grounds of John Rogers, on the right and John Collyer's on the left, going between them X on a Pollard Oak, so on thro' formerly the four fields, now six, ---- at the end of the fourth field X on an Oak by the Stile, in the fifth X on an Apple Tree then over the gate, and through the corner of a field on the right crossing thro' the two Hedges and into the Lane leading to Dirty Corner X now called West Mead Corner -
then over the Hedge into Hammond's Mead and out into the lane X by Bisley Bridge on the right, then turn up the lane on the right hand leaving Bisley Bridge on the left and going on until you come to Castle Gate X then over the Gate thro' Humphrey Field's field, formerly, now Henry Rogers, keeping round the Field and leaving Tully Barn close on the left X a mark by a stone at the door of the House - then crossing Trully Bourne Prey and compassing the meadow and Brook, formerly, now the two Meadows - then over the Hedge by the Gate into Trully Lane X keeping close by the Hedge on the left hand taking in the three little Houses and two Platts and a little House of Mr. John Chitty,
then to the Ford or Water, called Bisley Ford near Bisley Green, from thence into the Platts of Ground, next the Common, belonging to Henry Rogers, then over the corner of the Hedge by the Gate into Pingrove Field formerly Collyer's now Edward Jenkins X on a Cherry Tree on the left X on a Crab Tree, going out of Pingrove and going along the Bank X on a Crab Tree in the left hand fence of the three corner Brook formerly belonging to . . now to Street X on a Crab Tree passing through Bull Rousing Lane X Bound Mark in the Lane just by the gate then over the Gate Into Nonsuch Field X on an oak, going into the little Wood belonging to Bullrousing X on another in the same Wood, leaving a little to left, and leaving Moon Mead on the right hand of the Wood, not seen thro' the Wood, then still bearing to the left and coming- out of the Wood by an old Crab X into Furze Field -
Then turning on the left out of the Furze into Kiln Field, keeping the left hand and up the Ditch, then over the Hedge into formerly Rump's lane, now Godly Hall Lane X (where the Parishioners of Bisley bring and give to the Parishioners of Chobham the stipulated acknowledgement, each time of their walking the Bounds, for the liberty of cutting Turves in some part of the Common of Chobham).
From thence straight from the Bound Mark across the Lane, by the side of the Grove once Henry Field's after Edward and now Hammonds,' close on the Right, leaving Bisley Common on the left, and so continuing to the Pollard Oak X thence by South Hatch Hagley Hill End to the Hillock on the Heath X
from thence West to the top of the Hill into the old way, keeping the way about a Quarter of a Mile X then turning into the Heath out of the old way on the left, in the South side of the Hill X then directly to the two thorns formerly standing out against Cow Moor, but now the thorns are gone and a Bound Mark left in the place where they stood and remains of their roots still found there X. Then leaving Cow Moor just on the left, go straight west to formerly a great thorn at the foot of the Hill, that thorn likewise has gone, but a Bound Mark left in its place X.
Then up the Hill leaving the hollow way just on the left and about 20 yards from near to the top of the hollow way a Bound Mark X leaving a small mineral spring in the hollow about that distance on the left; from thence turning northward to the right hand and keeping the Malt Road near two miles till you come to the cross way which leads from Chobham to Frimley and Blackwater, now having a directing post X.
From thence turning on the right hand up the Heath north-east about half a mile to formerly the standing stone, but now gone, and a Bound Mark left in its place on a thrown up hillock X (by the direction of the Parishioners) being about 100 yards before you come to the north-east point of the Hill, then going to the ridge of the north point a small space below, a large deep Bound Mark X. From thence down the steep, straight in a line towards Black Strode Lane (keeping the eye as a guide to the left outside fence of the Folly by Whitmore Pond) and as you pass by taking in on the right hand the Folly and Whitmore Pond, formerly Mr. Beddle now Cymon Case about 2 Rod from the Folly and 4 from the pond X.
Then to a Bound Mark on the side of the Hill, the right of Light Water X.
Thence to Black Strode Lane X up the Lane leaving the Road in Windlesham and over the Gate thro' the fields to the Mill, called Hook Mill (formerly Bruxes after Thornaway and now Humphrey's) leaving the Mill hard on the left, cross the Lane by a Pollard Oak X into formerly Bruxes' Mead, now the Grounds of Sir Dashwood King - and keeping round leaving the hedge on the left hand compassing that part of the Mead and thence still on by the hedge into Moss Mead and out at the Gate into Hare Lane X.
Then turning up the Lane on the right a good space to the corner on the left hand X, turning in the Lane then up the Bank of the corner into Hale Grove and keeping the Bank on the upper side of the field X on an Ash marked in the Bank.
From thence, leaving the House on the right, cross the field and over the hedge into the next field X an Oak on the left - then over the Gate, leaving the Old Barn on the right. Down through the field and over the hedge by some stones (where Piper's House once stood) into Wistrey Green X.
Keep the way leading into the Green about a flight shot (or 60 yards) then turn straight to the now stump of the oak at Foster's Green Corner, then crossing the Water between oak and the corner into the Grove, keep along the Bank next the Green till you come opposite to a Quagmire about the middle of the Green (X an oak marked in the Bank). Then come forth into the Green again, and along the Bank as the Bank from the Quagmire directs, to Rye Grove Corner.

Start the day at St Lawrence's and walk to the boundary at Grants Green
Collyer's Kiln - is this a brickyard? Travel SW to West Mead Corner
going around the border of Bisley to Bisley Bridge, cross the A322 to Trully Lane
Past Bisley Ford in Trulley Lane then south to Bullhousen Lane
Another kiln.
To Polledoak
West on old road across West End common to the old road then to Cow Moor
Go west uphill to the Maultway at the top of the ridge and go north for two miles to the crossroads (with Red Road)
Go NEE across the Common to join the Red Road towards Black Stroud Lane on the A322. Go by Whitmore Pond on the right (now a drained oval area).
Past Lightwater Pond on left
on to Black Stroud Lane (A322 not mentioned!) To Hook Mill, across the lane, through the meadows to Hare Lane, now called Blind Lane.
Turn right along Blind Lane, then to Hale Grove now called Halebourne Lane.
Leave Russell Farm to the right, onwards to the west of Highams at Westerly Green
then to Rye Grove Corner

End of Second Day.

Copied from an old Perambulation paper dated June 3rd, 1786, and of one of 1595.

Witness, Thomas Snelling, Curate of Chobham. By Mr. Collyer of Pankhurst, Chobham, November 15th, 1864.

References:

1 Surrey Record Society, Chertsey Cartulary

2 Sawyer 1165

3 Egham. Frederick Turner 1926