Some of the places in buckinghamshire date back much further than the anglosaxon period. Leckhampstead is a village in berkshire, lying amongst the berkshire downs. The draughtsman has drawn individual trees in avenues at hampden, and noted the location of the old london road at fawley, to the extreme left. Our monthly talks in aylesbury include speakers on local, national and. Leckhampstead was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of rowbury and the county of berkshire it had a recorded population of 14 households in 1086 nb. Buckinghamshire, england, extracted church of england parish records, 15351812. St james church has been at the heart of village life for over 150 years. Parish church of the assumption of the virgin, stands in the middle of the village. Whether you are a student, historian, teacher or an avid reader of history books you are welcome to join the bha.
Great horwood, buckinghamshire genealogy genealogy. Additional resources trade directories for the county 17921939 these provide giving descriptions of towns and parishes in buckinghamshire and details of local institutions, gentry and trades people. However, it can trace its history back to times of a higher population and divided lordships, which is thought to account for the dispersed pattern of settlements. Leckhampstead is a village and civil parish on the downs between wantage and newbury. Lipscomb, history and antiquities of the county of buckingham 1847 4 volumes. Lillingstone dayrell, buckinghamshire family history guide. The hamlet of hill green which lies to the east of the b4494, was the original leckhampstead until the time of the black death, when the few survivors moved to. A brief history of leckhampstead hill green was the original leckhampstead until the time of the plague when this settlement was so devastated that the few remaining inhabitants decided to move to the other side of the valley now with the b4494 running through it to the high ground. The parish council website, includes a number of historical pictures. Buckinghamshire family history society ongenealogy. For topographical and historical information on all towns and parishes in the county, see. Tingewick, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in the district and county of buckingham. There is an independent chapel resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source.
Wycombe, chipping wycombe, or high wycombe, a market town, a parish, and township, bucks, on river wye, 15 miles nw. Lillingstone dayrell is an ancient parish in the county of buckinghamshire. Leckhampstead, buckinghamshire family history guide parishmouse. Leckhampstead is a village and civil parish in the aylesbury vale district of buckinghamshire, england. The centre for heritage and family history 2nd floor, reading central library, abbey square, reading, rg1 3bq. Previous story lathbury, buckinghamshire family history guide parishmouse provides a wealth of information about the history of parishes, towns and hamlets throughout the united kingdom, transcribed from historical books and parish registers.
Take a picture tour of leckhampstead or book leckhampstead accommodation. His father reuben was born in 1821 in leckhampstead as well, but his mother was born in linningstone, lovell, oxfordshire, england in 1824. Home farmhouse is a grade ii listed building in leckhampstead, buckinghamshire, england. Media in category leckhampstead, buckinghamshire the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of leckhampstead. Guide to grandborough, buckinghamshire family history and genealogy.
Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of leckhampstead in west berkshire map and description, a vision of britain through time. A road and boundary stone in leckhampstead, the hangmans stone and hangmans stone lane, are. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Leckhampstead, berkshire genealogy heraldry and history. It was formerly a chapelry of chieveley west of the main settlement is the smaller settlement of leckhampstead thicket. Nov 25, 2018 leckhampstead is an ancient parish in the county of buckinghamshire. This is the genealogical history of the hurst family.
Leckhampstead, a village and an ecclesiastical parish formed in 1882 out of the civil parish of chieveley, berkshire. The domesday book of 1086 records that lecanestede was held by abingdon abbey. Leckhampstead photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Browse a range of houses to buy in leckhampstead, buckinghamshire with primelocation. Fulmer, buckinghamshire genealogy genealogy familysearch.
The village is 3 miles nw of chieveley village, and 7. Leckhampstead is recorded in the domesday book of 1086 and at that time. Leckhampstead saint james churchyard, created by cierragunn, leckhampstead, berkshire, england, united kingdom take billiongraves with you wherever you go. Leckhampstead, buckinghamshire genealogy familysearch. Leckhampstead saint james churchyard, leckhampstead, berkshire, england, united kingdom. Church of st mary is a grade i listed building in leckhampstead, buckinghamshire, england. The history and antiquities of the county of buckingham, volume 1 george lipscomb full view 1847. His father reuben was born in 1821 in leckhampstead as well, but his mother was born in linningstone, lovell. Find properties to buy in leckhampstead, buckinghamshire with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Guide to cheddington, buckinghamshire family history and genealogy. Frederick thomas winterburn was born about 1843 in leckhampstead to reuben winterburn and elizabeth. Leckhampstead is now part of west berkshire district. The hamlet of hill green which lies to the east of the b4494, was the original leckhampstead until the time of the black death, when the few survivors moved to higher ground on the other side of the valley.
It had a recorded population of 14 households in 1086 nb. Leckhampstead, a parish in buckinghamshire, lying on an affluent of the river ouse, adjacent to the buckingham canal and to the boundary with northamptonshire, 3. It is a mixture of old and new, of thatched houses and modernity. Tingewick, buckinghamshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Leckhampstead, buckinghamshire genealogy genealogy. However, it can trace its history back to times of a higher population and. These superbly detailed maps provide an authoritive and fascinating insight into the history and gradual development of. Leckhampstead war memorial stands in a square gravelled area on war memorial green, opposite the recreation ground and close to leckhampstead house grade ii. It comprises a tall obelisk, square on plan, rising from a broad, square, plinth. Research zone in central reading that is free to use and open to all. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the present day. Su 47 nw 740 leckhampstead leckhampstead village leckhampstead house 6.
Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. There is a wesleyan chapel resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source. There are three ploughteams of 12 villans and 24 bordars smallholders. In the middle of the 16th century the village was split into two halves, leckhampstead magna and leckhampstead parva, with the foundation of a manor house in the latter. Leckhampstead is recorded in the domesday book of 1086 and at that time boasted three manors, of which the largest was held by gilbert maminot, the bishop of bayeux. Leckhampstead is an ancient parish in the county of buckinghamshire. Sheahan, history and topography of buckinghamshire 1862. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images. There are a wealth of places that still have their brythonic names penn, wendover, or a compound of brythonic and. The village is on the river leck, a tributary of the river great ouse. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the leckhampstead saint james churchyard, leckhampstead, berkshire, england, united kingdom billiongraves cemetery and images. This attitude is an interesting contrast with that which applied earlier in the century at leckhampstead, another buckinghamshire village see vestry minute books at bucks record office.
This place is situated in buckinghamshire county, south east, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 52 1 0 north, 0 56 0 west and its original name with diacritics is leckhampstead. The village is to be found to the north of the m4 motorway lying just off the road between newbury about 6 miles to the southsoutheast and wantage about 12. Leckhampstead, buckinghamshire genealogy heraldry and history. Leckhampstead, buckinghamshire family history guide. For statistics about leckhampstead itself, go to units and statistics. In the victoria county history berkshire leckhampstead is covered under chieveley. Nov 25, 2018 lillingstone dayrell is an ancient parish in the county of buckinghamshire. Leckhampstead, buckinghamshire genealogy heraldry and. Their site lists every parish in buckinghamshire and includes some or all of the following for each parish. Here, during the 1820s and early 1830s prior to the passage of the 1834 poor law amendment act the vestry organized a plaiting school for poor children in.
In the middle of the 16th century the village was split into two. Leckhampstead is set in the rolling hills of north buckinghamshire in a rural area close to. In responding to the 2005 village parish plan survey 94% of people felt that the. Aylesbury, for example, is known from archaeological digs to date back at least as far as 1500 b. See properties from the leading agents in leckhampstead. Click here for graphs and data of how west berkshire has changed over two centuries. Guide to high wycombe, buckinghamshire family history and genealogy. The buckinghamshire historical association is the local voice for history for everyone in buckinghamshire interested in the study or teaching of history.
History of leckhampstead in west berkshire map and description. A detailed history of the countys hundreds, parishes and religious. They have many resources for members and accept research requests for a fee. There are a number of local history books on buckinghamshire as a whole and on towns, villages and parishes more specifically.
Leckhampstead saint james churchyard, leckhampstead. View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in leckhampstead, buckinghamshire. Of the land in this manor, reinbold holds leckhampstead 10 hides and william 4 hides at weston and berner 2 hides at boxford there is land for 11 ploughs. The draughtsman has drawn individual trees in avenues at hampden, and noted the location of the old london road at. In responding to the 2005 village parish plan survey 94% of people felt that the church. See berks fhs books for coverage of this parish in the societys range of cds. The buckinghamshire family history society is a family history society in england.
Guide to fulmer, buckinghamshire family history and genealogy. Berkshire family history society works to meet the needs of those researching their ancestry across the uk and overseas as well as those looking for former relatives in historic berkshire. Leckhampstead, in a history of the county of buckingham. In the domesday book of 1086 the village was recorded as lechamstede. Property for sale in leckhampstead, buckinghamshire buy. It is there to enable people to worship regularly, to drop in for times of quiet it is open 24 hours a day and to mark important moments in the lives of people in, or associated with, the village. Hill green was the original leckhampstead until the time of the plague when this settlement was so devastated that the few remaining inhabitants decided to move to the other side of the valley now with the b4494 running through it to the high ground. It is near the boundary with northamptonshire, about 3 miles 5 km north east of buckingham, and west of milton keynes.
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