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:
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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