There is evidence of settlement in the late bronze age or early iron age at windmill down on the western edge of the parish. Guide to ludgershall, buckinghamshire family history and genealogy. The historical home in buckinghamshire,lovingly named the hovel, is thought to have been built in the 11th century as a farm workers cottage. Ludgershall and area name interests genealogy wise. However, there is later evidence that would indicate that it is the buckinghamshire ludgershall. 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. The history and antiquities of the county of buckingham. Ludgershall, recorded in the domesday book as litlgarsele, has a long and wellrecorded history. My grandad was born in st mary bourne, hants as was his father walter h in 1879. Welcome to the buckinghamshire genealogical societys home page. We aim to do this in a professional yet friendly fashion, and are fortunate to have as secretary. Jun 19, 2012 this is our evolving website for the village of ludgershall in buckinghamshire. See more ideas about illuminated manuscript, book art and medieval. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for ludgershall.
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. Jun 07, 2018 the historical home in buckinghamshire,lovingly named the hovel, is thought to have been built in the 11th century as a farm workers cottage and even got a mention in the domesday book in 1086. There were 224 places in the county of buckinghamshire in domesday book. Jan 15, 2010 my grandad was born in st mary bourne, hants as was his father walter h in 1879. An ecclesiastical census was carried out throughout england on 30 march 1851 to record the attendance at all places of worship. Ludgershall, seemed to sum up such ideas of sharing and togetherness. These returns are in the buckinghamshire record office and have been published by the buckinghamshire record society vol 27. It is near the border with oxfordshire, about five miles east of bicester, four miles west of waddesdon. Our aim is to create a site that our fellow residents will find useful, informative, and yes, sometimes even amusing. History of ludgershall, in aylesbury vale and buckinghamshire. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location. Worminghall, buckinghamshire genealogy heraldry and history.
This is the facebook page for the village of ludgershall, buckinghamshire. The historical home in buckinghamshire,lovingly named the hovel. A5 printed booklet of the parish registers of ludgershall, st mary covering banns 1756 1901 baptisms 1572 1901 burials 1566 1901. Explore ludgershall with pictures, history, attractions and ludgershall map as well as images to buy for prints from. Pettys farmhouse is a grade ii listed building in ludgershall, buckinghamshire, england. Ludgershall, st mary marriages 1570 1836 buckinghamshire family history society. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection.
The units covering this place tab lists units whose boundaries contained ludgershall election results. Ludgershall was represented in nearly all parliaments from 1421 to 1832. Ludgershall village, buckinghamshire news, views and. Ludgershall, buckinghamshire genealogy familysearch. 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 domesday book of 1086 recorded small settlements at ludgershall and biddesden. Samuel lewis a topographical dictionary of england, 1848 ludgershall st. Ludgershall is located in buckinghamshire, england. To book the hall, please contact helena cox ludgershall village, buckinghamshire. Generally around 120 acres, though the area varied depending on the quality of the land. The history and antiquities of the county of buckingham, volume 1 the history and antiquities of the county of buckingham, george lipscomb.
Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of ludgershall. In 1790 the selwyn control of ludgershall was challenged for the first time since 1747. Arable land was recorded in different units, including. The village hall is a fantastic venue for meetings, events and parties, and can be hired for your event or club. In early times ludgershall was of some importance, with weekly markets on wednesday, an annual fair on the 25th july, and being the site of a royal castle. This name is often taken to be from the old english lytel g. The toponym is said to be derived from the old english for nook with a trapping spear but this is disputed, it occurs in more than one place in england. St james, ludgershall and faberstown your parish church. Book was written the hovel was within the manor of ludgershall, which. We would love to hear from anyone with information regarding these or any gunns in and around this location. The name ludgershall is said to be derived from the old english for nook with a trapping spear but this is disputed. This is the facebook page for the village of ludgershall, buckinghamshire ludgershall is a small quaint village on the bucksoxon border. Ludgershall photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.
The church dates mostly from the 14th and 15th centuries, and in a 14thcentury church in a remote village, youd normally expect simple octagonal pillars as we have here with fairly plain moulded capitals. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of. Ii apple cottage ludgershall, aylesbury vale, buckinghamshire, hp18 ii barn adjacent to south east of five bells ludgershall, aylesbury vale, buckinghamshire, hp18 ii barn and outbuildings to south east of home farmhouse ludgershall, aylesbury vale, buckinghamshire, hp18. Come along to discuss and decide the buckinghamshire county council public bridleway no. Ludgershall with kingswood a history of the county of buckingham, volume 4 victoria county history pevsner, nikolaus 1973 1966. For example, in england and wales rural districts units with rd or rsd suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after.
At the centre for buckinghamshire studies, county hall, aylesbury. This is our evolving website for the village of ludgershall in buckinghamshire. 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. So that makes almost a thousand years of documented ludgershall history. A detailed history of the countys hundreds, parishes and religious. View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in ludgershall, buckinghamshire. Ludgershall parish council photographs of ludgershall. Come along to our forthcoming talk the life, times and history of ss shieldhall on fri 21 feb, 7 for 7. Find properties to buy in ludgershall, buckinghamshire with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Ludgershall a history of the county of buckingham, volume 1. The returns for ludgershall showed the following numbers. Dec 12, 2019 this is the facebook page for the village of ludgershall, buckinghamshire ludgershall is a small quaint village on the bucksoxon border.
History of ludgershall hardcover january 1, 1994 by winifred dixon author 5. The manors entry in the domesday book 1086 reads as follows. The place spelt at lotegarshale, seen in 81, may refer to the buckinghamshire village, or the one in wiltshire. This page will be updated with the history of ludgershall series provided by our own local historian ian costar. 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. Take a picture tour of ludgershall or book ludgershall accommodation. A reallife hobbit house as mentioned in the domesday book, within. It occurs in more than one place in england see ludgershall disambiguation. It had a recorded population of 11 households in 1086, putting it in the smallest 40% of settlements recorded in domesday. George selwyn had long neglected that beggarly place, as he contemptuously termed the borough, and now thomas everett, a london banker of local origins, who owned a number of freeholds at ludgershall and had purchased the biddesden estate, put up his banking partners, john drummond and his brother. This is the facebook page for the buckinghamshire family history society, a charity registered in england and wales.
Superficially a corn and sheep village on the edge of salisbury plain, a royal castle was built here sometime before the beginning of the 12th century. This gorgeous thatched house in the buckinghamshire village of ludgershall could have come straight from the pages of tolkien. Listed buildings in ludgershall, aylesbury vale, buckinghamshire. Listed buildings in ludgershall, aylesbury vale, buckinghamshire at british listed buildings. Mary land and property the return of owners of land in 1873 for buckinghamshire is available to browse. Memories of ludgershall read and share your memories of ludgershall itself or of a particular photo of ludgershall. Gunn family ludgershall late 1700s ludgershall buckinghamshire we have traced our gunn root back to an edward gunn marrying anne in ludgershall, buckinghamshire, in the 1790s. A ploughland terra carucis or carucata was the area that could be ploughed by eight oxen in a year. The domesday book of 1086 records the village as litlegarsele. Buckinghamshire family history society home facebook. The above links take you to the first reference to this particular version of the name within a book of travel writing, or to the relevant gazetteer entry.
Baptisms searches marriage searches the societys marriages database contains all available register entries for marriages which took place in buckinghamshire between 1538 and 1837 and we are adding all marriages up to 1901 over 270,000 marriages. Ludgershall is a village and civil parish in the aylesbury vale district of buckinghamshire, england. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Ludgershall, buckinghamshire genealogy heraldry and history. Philip wilkinson im the author of the english buildings book, phantom architecture, restoration, the book of adam hartdaviss series what the romans did for us, other books about architecture and buildings, and various books on other subjects, including dorling kindersleys handbooks on mythology written with neil philip and religions. Part of the chalk, cherries and chairs community social history project aiming to connect.
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. Follow the links for what the author actually said. He became an influential dissident within the roman catholic priesthood during the 14th century and is considered an important. It is on the a342 road between devizes and andover. The parish includes the faberstown housing estate which is contiguous with ludgershall, and the hamlet of biddesden which is 1. A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. The high street is a delight, with historic buildings covering a wide variety of periods lining the broad roadway. Ludgershall was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of amesbury and the county of wiltshire. Property for sale in ludgershall, buckinghamshire buy. The village stands near the boundary with oxfordshire, 1.
This list represents only a selection of books on the county, however it. There is a parish council consisting of five members. Ludgershall is recorded in the domesday book as litlegarsele as was ludgershall in buckinghamshire. History of st james st james was founded in the twelfth century, the prioress of amesbury having the gift of the living.
Book your table now, all proceeds to the village hall. The date of the original building, which consisted probably of a chancel and aisleless nave, is uncertain. Ludgershall was a royal borough in the 15th century and earlier 16th. Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as william camden and thomas pennant into the roman, saxon and medieval names of places. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Neighbourhood planning meeting 17th july village hall does ludgershall need a plan.
Herts hogshaw house hugh ibid ickford james joane john croke july june kennets paroch king kings knight knights fee lands london lord ludgershall manor married mary messuages missenden nave nicholas notley oakley oxford oxfordshire oxon parish pedigree pigot pitchcott. This site is brought to you by a crack team of local geeks and wine enthusiasts. Full text of the buckinghamshire miscellany see other formats. Amersham, buckinghamshire historic buckinghamshire guide. Ii apple cottage ludgershall, aylesbury vale, buckinghamshire, hp18 ii barn adjacent to south east of five bells ludgershall, aylesbury vale, buckinghamshire, hp18 ii barn and outbuildings to south east of home farmhouse. The parish is one of 112 parishes which are part of the aylesbury vale district council area, which in turn. From now on help your neighbour wiltshire will still be able to help you with your shopping or with their telephone c hat b uddy service but they wont be able to answer your questions about your prescription or the prescription delivery service, which has now moved to an automatic system with the castle practice working together with.