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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stokenchurch like this:
STOKENCHURCH, a village and a parish in the district of Wycombe and county of Oxford. The village stands on one of the Chiltern hills, 5 miles WNW of West Wycombe r. station; commands a fine view; and has a post-office‡ under Tetsworth, and a fair on 10 July. The parish includes the hamlets of Beacons-Bottom and Water-End, and comprises 4,308 acres. ...
Real property, £5,094. Pop., 1,508. Houses, 289. The manor belongs to J. Brown, Esq. Wormsley is the seat of Lieut.-Col. J. W. Fane. Chair-making is carried on. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £150.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient, and belonged to Wallingford priory; and has been recently restored. There are chapels for Independents and Primitive Methodists, an endowed school, and charities £41. The regicide Scrope was a resident.
Stokenchurch is now part of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how BUCKINGHAMSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stokenchurch itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5995
Date accessed: 15th November 2025
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