A5 printed booklet of the parish registers of ludgershall, st mary covering banns 1756 1901 baptisms 1572 1901 burials 1566 1901 marriages 1570 1901. The buckinghamshire family history society was formed in 1976 to encourage and promote the study of family history in buckinghamshire including the historic county. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Great horwood, buckinghamshire genealogy genealogy.
Come along to our forthcoming talk the life, times and history of ss shieldhall on fri 21 feb, 7 for 7. The parish of ludgershall in buckinghamshire has 157 households with a population of 409 2011 census and is served by a council of seven elected members and a parttime clerk who is responsible for financial and administrative affairs. Ludgershall, aylesbury vale local area information, map, walks and more. The domesday book compiled in 10856 is one of the few historical. This is our evolving website for the village of ludgershall in buckinghamshire. Buckingham was established as the county town in the 10th century, when edward the elder used it as a stronghold in his fight against the danes in 918. The history and antiquities of the county of buckingham, volume 2 george lipscomb full view 1847 the history and antiquities of the county of buckingham, volume 4. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of.
Medieval hovel for sale in buckinghamshire exudes fairy. Book this free introduction to poles session and get your first drop in walx class for free,too. St mary the virgin services and events news and notices about us find us brill road ludgershall bicester. Ludgershall village, buckinghamshire news, views and. This is the facebook page for the village of ludgershall, buckinghamshire ludgershall is a small quaint village on the bucksoxon border. The 365,000 photographs, covering 7,000 cities, towns and villages, in the francis frith collection were taken between 1860 and 1970 and provide an extraordinarily detailed visual record of the enormous social and structural changes that have taken place in britain over the period. Please avoid phoning the ludgershall pharmacy unless you really have to. Mary land and property the return of owners of land in 1873 for buckinghamshire is available to browse. Visually stimulating, dk history books cover the historical figures, events. To book the hall, please contact helena cox ludgershall village, buckinghamshire. History of ludgershall part 1 the victoria county history link on this page covers the basic history of the parish very well.
In this blog i share my encounters with some of my favourite english buildings, including many that are little known and that get short shrift in the architectural history books. Bursting with fairy tale character, the twobedroom thatched roof home is located in the village of ludgershall, in aylesbury, buckinghamshire. Our aim is to create a site that our fellow residents will find useful, informative, and yes, sometimes even amusing. The bgs was founded in 1992 to assist members living outside the county with their bucks research, and to help those living within the county with all aspects of their family history. There are also two other printed histories worth looking at, they are. The history and antiquities of the county of buckingham, volume 4. Ludgershall is a village and civil parish in the aylesbury vale district of buckinghamshire, england. It is near the border with oxfordshire, about five miles east of bicester, four miles west of waddesdon. Named the hovel, the property in the village of ludgershall, buckingham, is so historic it was named in the domesday book in the 11th century. This is a genealogical study of one of the most celebrated, prominent and ancient families in britains romany community, the boswells.
The toponym is derived from the old english for homestead on a stream. Welcome to the buckinghamshire genealogical societys home page. Guide to ludgershall, buckinghamshire family history and genealogy. For small corrections to the list entry please see our minor amendments procedure the information and images below are the opinion of the contributor, are not part of the official entry and do not represent the official position of.
History and antiquities of buckinghamshire volumes iiv by george lipscombe and the history and topography of. Look here for accounts of breweries, prefabs, power stations, corrugatediron barns and the occasional parish church as i share my meetings with englands remarkable. The history and antiquities of the hundred of desborough and deanery of wycombe in buckinghamshire including the borough towns of wycombe and marlow and sixteen parishes langley, thomas london. Ludgershall, aylesbury vale area information, map, walks. Buckinghamshire family history society ongenealogy. Some historians hold that it was responsible for the destruction of many deserted villages, caused the depopulation of many villages and curbed the progress of population growth for many years. Paper copies were only available at society meetings or by post so many more of our members now have access to them. The high street is a delight, with historic buildings covering a wide variety of periods lining the broad roadway.
For example, in england and wales rural districts units with rd or rsd suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after. Facilities more information edit this church coronavirus guidance from the church of england in light of the government guidance, the church of england has said that all churches are to close to help. Book your table now, all proceeds to the village hall. Download history of the 43rd and 52nd oxfordshire and buckinghamshire light infantry or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Paper copies were only available at society meetings or by post. A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. Our local pharmacy ha s experienced unprecedented numbers of phone calls in the last few days and constantly trying to answer the phone only slows down the pharmacy staffs ability to dispense prescriptions for everyone. The eventual objective is to record all burials from the parish registers of buckinghamshire up to 1901. The old white hart is a grade ii listed building in ludgershall, buckinghamshire, england. A family history 16501810 part 1 the early boswells and famous boswells. They may well include the names of other locations or areas.
House prices in ludgershall, buckinghamshire zoopla. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Amersham, buckinghamshire historic buckinghamshire guide. Buckingham was the county town of buckinghamshire until that role was taken over by aylesbury in 1725. The following information has been contributed by users volunteering for our enriching the list project. Ludgershall, buckinghamshire genealogy heraldry and history.
Church of st mary is a grade i listed building in ludgershall, buckinghamshire, england. For cities, the associated administrative units will usually include parishes, especially ecclesiastical parishes, one of whose names is the name of. Find average house prices, current average values and other historic property data with the uks largest datadriven property portal. It occurs in more than one place in england see ludgershall disambiguation. A wide range of local history books, some for loan. These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with ludgershall, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. Click download or read online button to get history of the 43rd and 52nd oxfordshire and buckinghamshire light infantry book now. Big library read connects readers around the world with the same book at the. Guide to great horwood, buckinghamshire family history and genealogy. There is evidence of settlement in the late bronze age or early iron age at windmill down on the western edge of the parish. Ludgershall is located in buckinghamshire, england. Samuel lewis a topographical dictionary of england, 1848 ludgershall st.
We have already recorded most of them over 641,000 but there are still quite a few to go. Brooklands farmhouse, ludgershall 1124243 historic. The domesday book of 1086 records the toponym as witehunge. Journals of other family history societies are now available on our website. The place spelt at lotegarshale, seen in 81, may refer to the buckinghamshire village, or the one in wiltshire. A4 paperback, 8 pages, numerous black and white illustrations. The estate of the hospital in ludgershall, called in the 16th and 17th centuries ludgershall manor, was after the dissolution granted in fee in 1547 to sir thomas palmer, and after his attainder in 1554 to george rotherham, son of the george rotherham to whom in 1521 george caron, then master of st.
Ludgershall parish council photographs of ludgershall. There are a number of local history books on buckinghamshire as a whole and on towns, villages and parishes more specifically. The domesday book of 1086 records the village as litlegarsele. This index was created from a microfiche copy of original poll which contains a lot of handwritten notes, which i could not decipher so if you think your person should be on this list of freeholders, then i suggest you try to view the microfiche. As societies move to exchange digital copies we are able to put these on our website so our members can read them.
Amersham existed as far back as the 8th century, and the domesday book lists no fewer than 6 manors in the area, one belonging to the wife of edward the confessor. With over members the society caters for those with bucks ancestry and members researching ancestry elsewhere. To help slow the spread of covid19, the centre for buckinghamshire studies. The early history and antiquities of wycombe, in buckinghamshire. The name occurs in old english circa 966975 as weowungum dative. The village hall is a fantastic venue for meetings, events and parties, and can be hired for your event or club. Brill windmill recently featured, not for the first time, in an episode of midsomer murders. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the buckinghamshire council digital.
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