Guildford the Friary, Surrey Genealogy

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Parish History
In Guildford, Henry II. built a palace here, in which he frequently held his court; and emparked a considerable tract of land on the north side of Guildford Down. It was also the occasional residence of several of his successors. Eleanor, queen of Henry III., founded a house of Friars Preachers, which Edward II. ineffectually attempted to convert into a nunnery of the order of St. Dominic; and according to Speed, there was likewise a house of Crouched friars; but of these no remains exist.

From: 'Groton - Gunnerton', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 348-360. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50993 Date accessed: 18 November 2010.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Probate records
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