 The village was part of the lands given to the Norman, Walter Fitz Otha, the new constable of Windsor Castle.The population fell dramatically during the Black Death and the land was given over to grazing, since the peasant population was insufficient for farming.In 1636, during a court case concerning a tithe dispute, a witness called Henry Mabbinck testified that he played cricket "in the Parke" at West Horsley, one of the sport's earliest references.