Buckinghamshire Parishes (old)
Little Marlow Parish
Church: St John the Baptist
Hundred: Desborough
Poor Law District: Wycombe
Size (acres): 3328
Easting & Northing: 487188
Grid Ref SU870880 Click to see map
Articles
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Lt Marlow
Description of Little Marlow from J. J. Sheahan, 1861.
High Wycombe
Flackwell Heath, three miles from High Wycombe, stretching out in a long line of closely built houses on a spur of the Chiltern Hills, is now reputed to be the largest village in England. Yet it wasn't inhabited at all until the end of the 18 th century and then by a few hardy folk prepared to scrat
Lt Marlow
I started school when I was four years old at the Infant School in Flackwell Heath. We used to gather blackberries for the war effort to be made into jam or dyes. Later I moved from the Infant School down to Wooburn Church of England School and this meant a walk of over two miles through fields and
Lt Marlow
Little Marlow is a hamlet situated on the A4155, midway between Marlow and Bourne End, but its environs extend as far as Well End to the east and the by-pass to the west. Like many other areas along this stretch of the Thames it is steeped in history, being referred to in the Domesday Book.
Lt Marlow
Little Marlow Parish (Pop. 783) Two Daily Schools, one contains 20 females, supported by Mrs. General Piggot; in the other 15 males and 1 female are instructed at the expense of their parents. One Sunday School, consisting of 50 males and 50 females, supported by Sir George and Lady Nugent;
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Places
| Name | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Little Marlow | PARISH | St John the Baptist |
| Harty Foine | NAMES | name for Hard To Find in 1797 |
| Shipridge | NAMES | name for Sheepridge in 1826 |
| Shoprichwood | NAMES | name for Sheepridge in 1537 |
| Westthrop | NAMES | name for Westthorpe in 1766 |
| Baptist | NON-CONFORMIST | First Mentioned: 1708 |
| Independent | NON-CONFORMIST | First Mentioned: before 1800 |
| Bloom Wood | PLACE | within the parish |
| Burrows Grove (Part) | PLACE | within the parish |
| Coldmoorholm | PLACE | within the parish |
| Flackwell Heath (Part) | PLACE | within the parish |
| Hard To Find (Fm) | PLACE | within the parish |
| Northern Woods | PLACE | within the parish |
| Sheepridge | PLACE | within the parish |
| Spring Gardens | PLACE | within the parish |
| Well End (Part) | PLACE | within the parish |
| Westhorpe | PLACE | within the parish |
| Winchbottom | PLACE | within the parish |
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Population
These population figures are based on the Census results. The boundaries are those used in the particular census which may vary over time..
| Note | |
| 1801 | 728 |
| 1811 | 730 |
| 1821 | 775 |
| 1831 | 783 |
| 1841 | 927 |
| 1851 | 894 |
| 1861 | 790 |
| 1871 | 964 |
| 1881 | 976 |
| 1891 | 922 |
| 1901 | 939 |
| 1911 | 1001 |
| 1921 | 1188 |
| 1931 | 1110 |
| 1941 | N/A |
| 1951 | 942 |
| 1961 | 1103 |
| 1971 | 1696 |
| 1981 | 1466 |
| 1991 | 1344 |
There was no census in 1941.
Records
| Parish | Church | Register | Start Date | End Date | Online Search | E-Mail Search | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Marlow | St John the Baptist | Baptisms | 1562 | 1910 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Little Marlow | St John the Baptist | Marriages | 1559 | 1901 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Little Marlow | St John the Baptist | Burials | 1559 | 1901 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here |
School Records Project
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Surnames
These were extracted from our own records and presented as a guide.
| Position | Before 1700 | 18th Century | 19th Century | Overall Surnames |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVEJOY | ROSE | SMITH | ROSE |
| 2 | ROSE | MEDWIN | CLARK | SMITH |
| 3 | HEATHER | HEATHER | ROSE | LOVEJOY |
| 4 | CARTER | WHITE | KING | HEATHER |
| 5 | ALLEN | EAST | WHITE | CLARK |
| 6 | BEAVER | CLARKE | TWITCHEN | WHITE |
| 7 | JOHNSON | BLACKWELL | DAVIS | KING |
| 8 | CHURCH | KING | COLLINS | JOHNSON |
| 9 | DELL | MOUNTAGUE | LEE | CLARKE |
| 10 | DORVALL | HARMAN | BROWN | CARTER |