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Documents relating to the disparking of the Royal Park of Guildford in the 17th century have been analysed and interpreted. Gradually, the former deer park was divided into farms and information has been discovered about the owners, mortgagees, tenants and sub-tenants. The character and repair of buildings and pales has also been investigated. The deeds do not usually reveal directly the locations of landholdings but a detailed study of their areas and comparisons with later documents has enabled many of them to be specified. Finally, landscape features and surviving early buildings within the park provide additional information.