In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ilmer like this:
ILLMIRE, or ILMER, a parish in Wycombe district, Bucks; near Icknield street and the boundary with Oxford, 2½ miles NW of Princes-Risborough r. station. Post town, Princes-Risborough, under Tring. Acres, 674. Real property, £1, 230. Pop., 79. Houses, 16. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Earl of Chesterfield. Illmire House is a chief residence. The living is a vicarage, united with the rectory of Horsendon, in the diocese of Oxford. The church is early perpendicular, and was recently restored.
Ilmer through time
Ilmer is now part of Wycombe district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wycombe has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ilmer itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ilmer, in Wycombe and Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5871
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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