ALBURY, a parish in the second division of the
hundred of BLACKHEATH, county of SURREY, 4 miles
(E. S. E.) from Guildford, containing 765 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Surrey,
and diocese of Winchester, rated in the king's books at
£ 17. 12. 8., and in the patronage of H. Drummond,
Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul;
it contains two singular octangular pillars, resting upon
circular bases of Sussex marble, supposed to have been
removed from a Roman temple which stood on Blackheath,
near the site of which is an intrenchment, with
the ditch and double rampart perfect: in the neighbourhood
are two chalk-pits and a quarry of stone.
Courts leet and baron are held here annually. In
1754, William Resbridger bequeathed £400 for instructing
children, purchasing bread for the poor, and other
charitable purposes. A National school for boys is
supported by subscription.