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For grave photo listings see instead the Graves option on the menu. We are uploading gradually some graves from Little Marlow, Hurley and Bisham as well as Great Marlow. Our focus is on Great Marlow itself but it's impossible to research it in insolation from its neighbours so here is a selection of info on nearby places..

Ackhampstead

Loss of the ancient chapel there here


Bisham- for graves see the separate Graves index page

Exterior church photos- here 

Olga Von Oetzen- Bisham resident features in my Groundbreaking Women In Marlow History post here

Compleat Angler/Anglers Inn: Creswell family and the Compleat Angler/Anglers Inn here History of Compleat Angler in the 1900's here Compleat Angler list of landlords pre WW1 here. Biography of Angler  landlord Charles Miller Foottit here Biography of Angler landlady Mary Ann Parslow here

Biography Robert Shaw, king of the river here

18th &19thc crime fighting societies open to Bisham residents here

Gardeners at Bisham Abbey here

Horror in Quarry Woods here

Ellis Family - grave and info - here

The Smiths- Thomas and Elizabeth- Victorian landlords of the Bull Inn here

Troubles of a visiting Primitive Methodist preacher here

Tollgate here

The coming of the motor car there here

Bisham born WW1 casualty Albert Plumridge here.

Edward Riley of Bohemia Here

A Victorian mad dog attack in the village here

Ice-skating on the frozen river here

Small mentions of Bisham place or people within other posts (not exhaustive) No 1  No 2  No 3  No 4  No 5  No 6  No 7  No 8  No 9  No 10  No 11  No 12  No 13  No 14  No 15  No 16  No 17  No 18 No 19

*If you have an interest in Bisham history, you are in luck as there is an excellent podcast for that hosted by Sheila Featherstone-Clark

Here's a link: In the Shadow of the Abbey

Posts relating to the bridge between Bisham and Marlow can be found in the General Marlow History listing on the menu. 


Booker and nearby

Homers farm historic occupiers here (technically within Great Marlow parish, but nearest settlement is Booker) Aka Holmers.

Will of John Plater mentions property here (1738) here

Grave of farmer Jeremiah Harman of Limmers Farm 1789 here

Booker Common as it appears on the 1833 parish assessment - here


Bourne End / Bone End and nearby

W B Langston bootseller and clothier also of Marlow had branch here

Ice skating on frozen river and at Cock Marsh Here

Two railway related accidents at/near Bourne End here

Vintage Bourne End shop adverts circa early 1950s - here and here

And see Spade Oak and Well End below


Bovingdon Green 

(AKA Bovington(s) Green, Boventon Green etc)

Landlord listing for the Royal Oak 1794-1907 with some gaps here and the Jolly Cricketers /Cricketers Arms here

The hamlet in the 1800s here. This post contains general historical information about life in the village during the 1800s, the pubs and the school.

Suffragette / artist Edith Hayes who lived at Bovingdon Green here and here

During World War One- 1914 here

During World War One- 1915 here

1833 Parish Assessment (All heads of households) here

"Rough Music" incident there in 1800s here

Small mentions of Bovingdon Green within other posts No 1  No 2


Burroughs Grove/ Burrows Grove

List of landlords for the Three Horseshoes: herely

Cycling accident and inquest held at the Three Horseshoes 1912 here

Fountain family - here

Expert burglar, livestock rustler and blacksmith Ayres / Ayris here

In the 1833 Parocchial Assessment here

Mail cart trapped by snow here


Cadmer/ Cadmer End - see Cadmore End. 


Cadmore End

An alarming reputation - here


Chisbridge Cross / Chisbidge Cross

(Chisbige, Chesbridge, Christsbridge, Chusbeech etc)

The antics of William Creswell Here

Crimes committed there by the Webb gang 1820s here

Loss of the ancient chapel at Ackhampstead here


Copy Green 

Copy Farm historic occupiers listing  here


Cookham Dean

Riotous reception for visiting preacher and the arrival of the Primitive Methodists here

Spring cherry blossom celebrations here

Horror in Quarry Woods here

Webb's Gang Of Marauder's here

Arson incident here


Danesfield House

See also Medmenham

List of gardeners here

Biography of Victorian head gardener of 40 years - Edward Croker here

1902 Coronation celebrations here

Victorian Rifle Volunteer encampments Here


Dirty Bottom - see Marlow Bottom. It was nearby. 

As per Parish Assessment 1833 here


Ditchfield - see Lane End


Finnemoor/Finnemore/Fennymore -etc

The fight for the ancient chapel here


Flackwell Heath 

Also "Flackle Heath" 

The Flackwell Heath treasure here

Grave of Mary Ann Gough of Flackwell Heath (located at Little Marlow) Here


Forty Green

(Fortys Green, Fortis Green etc)

1833 Parish Assessment here


Frieth

Yew Tree landlords and history timeline here

Struggles related to the church build - here


Hambledon

Swing riot fears 1830 here

Grave of Ann Rochford 1873 here

Female Victorian lock keeper biography - here

Problems for the vicar and curates - here

Firefighting 1830s (brief) here


Handy Cross / Cressex

(Hands Cross) (Cressicks)

List of landlords Blacksmiths Arms: here

And the Blue Flag - here

Criminal career of convict James Ayres /Ayris here

Farm occupiers here


Harleyford /Temple

Victorian athletic meetings that attracted a crowd of 1000 - here

Biography of head gardener William Neighbour here

Drowning of an Edwardian Temple Lock keeper's young daughter Grace Simpkins here

Low Grounds Farm occupiers here

Fears during Swing Riots 1830 here

List of gardeners at Harleyford Manor and Temple House here

Temple House fire engine and Temple Volunteer fire brigade - here

Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte visits Harleyford House here

Will of Robert Sand(e)s of Harleyford 1509 here

Oakengrove occupiers (Great Marlow Parish) here

Victoria coronation celebrations at Harleyford here

Catching otters here

Graves of Clayton family servants of Harleyford here

For all mentions of the Clayton and Williams families look on the Person Index.


Hurley & Hurley Bottom - For graves see Graves option on the menu

Bell / Olde Belle historic landlords- here

Bell and Bottle pub, Knowl Hill. Historic landlords listing and history - here

Biography post on Marlow butcher Rachel Hall née Thatcher who was Hurley born here

Black Boy pub historic landlords listings and history timeline here

Celebrations for the 1887 and 1897 Jubilees here . 

East Arms historic landlords here and slate club funds theft here

War memorial photo (visible names) - here

Marlborough Arms history timeline and historic  landlords here

Modern village photos including the church here

Phillip Henry Jones's farm ( in Little Marlow qv) here

Images of Hurley Church exterior here

Street family of Hurley Flour Mills biographical post - here

Post on Hurley Parish Clerk/churchwarden and gardener Dennis Hignall/Hignell Wargent here

Small mentions of Hurley people or the place in other posts:

 No 1  No_2  No.3


Knowl Hill

Bell and Bottle pub, Knowl Hill. Historic landlords listing and history - here


Lane End

Chair makers here Men, women and children who worked in this trade.

Historic landlords listings for the following pubs with some additional biographical content for some landlords= The Earl Grey, The Osborne Arms and The Jolly Blacksmith[s] here

Historic landlord listings for the Old Armchair and the Old Sun / Rising Sun- here and the Clayton Arms (not the Marlow one of the same name) here

Parochial assessment 1833 (described each property and who occupied it as head of household) - Part One  Part two

Regency era adult basic literacy classes held in Lane End here

Schoolteacher Henry Harman 1800s here

Baker, grocer and sub post master William Plumridge here

Will of Lane End carpenter William Cutler 1811 here

Will of Thomas Goldswain of Lane End 1834 here

Will of John Plumridge of Lane End 1630 here

W B Langston boot seller had a branch in Lane End. Read about him here

1700s trade directory for Marlow has a few Lane End people listed too here


Limmers

See Booker. 


Little Marlow (see also Spade Oak, and Well End below) 

1700s trade directory for Marlow contains numerous Little Marlow people here, 1600s version here and here

Abbey Farm- historic occupiers here

Biography of Little Marlow born, Great Marlow resident Victorian photographer Rebecca Blake here

Court case involving theft by a little girl from Edwin and Lydia Clark of Westhorpe Lodge- here

Crooked Billet, Sheepridge- historic landlords / history- here

The drowning of little Thomas Brown - here

Hard To Find Farm historic occupiers- here

Harry and Mary Calcutt of Westhorpe Farm here.

Historic cost of living in Great Marlow post contains several Little Marlow specific prices and is a good guide to prices residents there would have paid for transport, homes, food, clothing etc. Part One is available here and has links to further parts of it.

Resident Humphrey Millen is mentioned in a court case discussed in this post.

1897 Jubilee celebrations and storm disruption to them here

King's Head / Arms landlords here

Little Marlow church exterior photo here.

Little Marlow shopkeepers  (1800s - early 1900s)- here *UPDATED JULY 2024*

Monkton Farm, Little Marlow occupiers here

Pigeon House Farm historic occupiers here

War memorial here

Westhorpe House- historic occupiers and history here

What did your agricultural labourer ancestor actually do? Info compiled from Little Marlow and Great Marlow sources here

Will of minister Hierom (Hieron) Gregory 1675 (ejected from church in 1662 under Act of Uniformity).

Will of Mary Hall of Great Marlow lists as beneficiaries various Little Marlow people here.

Will of Moses Medwin of Great Marlow 1762 mentions several Medwin relatives of Little Marlow as legatees - see here.

Three Little Marlow Scandals-, the De Bunting / Haygarth breach of promise case, the death of Maria Young, the murder of Kate Bailey here.

Little Marlow school teachers the Shergolds here

Swing riots involving Little Marlow, Wooburn and Flackwell Heath men here

Crime fighting societies in 18th & 19thc Marlow which also covered Little Marlow here

*There are many small mentions of Little Marlow and its people on this blog- too many to list here individually. To find all mentions of the place use the search box. Specific people can be searched on the A-Z Person Index which gives every mention of any name on the blog.


Marlow Bottom and nearby

Historic occupiers of Bencombe Farm here

Historic Occupiers Burford Farm here

Historic occupiers Marlow Bottom Farm- here

Swing riots 1830 here

Hung for stealing the same horse twice - John Edmunds here


Marlow Common.

See also Bovingdon Green (for links to First World War activity here etc) & Chisbridge Cross. 

Troubles of farmer William Cresswell here

Christmas traditions at the Common here

Mary Sargant Florence, artist and suffrage campaigner of Lord's Wood here

1833 Parish Assessment (household by household property description) here

Will of resident Jesse Collins (female) 1843 here

Minor mentions (not exhaustive) No 1


Medmenham - see also Danesfield

Historic pubs landlord listings and pub's history here

Alfred and Emma Neighbour of the Dog & Badger here

Street family of the Ferry Hotel and later of Hurley here

Swing riots 1830 here

Will of Hester Sawyer late of Medmenham but then of Great Marlow 1830 here

1902 Coronation celebrations as footnote here

During World War Two - here


The Moor - 

Generally refers to Moor Common and around - see here


Moor End

The Moor End murder here


Moor Common 

See Lane End too

Ackhampstead Chapel and The Moores/Moore Farm - here

List of landlords for The Prince Albert - here


Munday Dean

History here, includes modern pics


Oakengrove - see Harleyford / Temple


Sheepridge - see Little Marlow (also rendered Shepridge / Shipridge)


Spade Oak 

Spade Oak Farm historic occupiers here - Updated 

Spade Oak ferryman William Round  here


Studderidge/ Stutfield - see Ackhampstead 


Temple, See Harleyford / Temple above


Turville/Turville Heath and nearby:

Ellen Sadler "the sleeping girl" here


Well End, near Little Marlow

NB Well End Great Marlow referred (pre 1860's mostly) to what is now known as Dean Street, Marlow and is not the same as the above)

List of Landlords of the Black Lion with some additional research here

List of occupiers of Well End Farm with some research into them - here 

Victorian shopkeepers here

William Wiggins of Well End finds treasure here

Will of Elizabeth Archer 1816 here


Westhorpe - see Little Marlow


Wood End

Death of little Annie Leach here


Wymers

See the farm index here




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