Buckinghamshire Parishes (old)
Slapton Parish
Church: St Botolph
Hundred: Cottesloe
Poor Law District: Leighton Buzzard
Size (acres): 1211
Easting & Northing: 493220
Grid Ref SP930200 Click to see map
Articles
Article Title
Category
Slapton
Slapton Parish (Pop. 360) Two Sunday Schools, one with 30 males and 18 females, who attend the Established Church; the other (commenced about 1818), 28 males and 35 females, attached to Wesleyan Methodists; both supported by voluntary contributions. ABSTRACT OF EDUCATION RETURNS, 1833.
Slapton
Description of Slapton, from J.J. Sheahan, 1861.
Map
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Places
Name | Type | Note |
---|---|---|
Slapton | PARISH | St Botolph |
Slapetone | NAMES | name for Slapton in Domesday Book in 1086 |
Methodist | NON-CONFORMIST | First Mentioned: 1817. Building sold 1960 |
Horton (Part) | PLACE | within the parish |
Whaddon | 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 | 228 |
1811 | 202 |
1821 | 312 |
1831 | 360 |
1841 | 336 |
1851 | 298 |
1861 | 325 |
1871 | 325 |
1881 | 265 |
1891 | 214 |
1901 | 161 |
1911 | 211 |
1921 | 175 |
1931 | 143 |
1941 | N/A |
1951 | 237 |
1961 | 245 |
1971 | 343 |
1981 | 484 |
1991 | 464 |
There was no census in 1941.
Records
Parish | Church | Register | Start Date | End Date | Online Search | E-Mail Search | Publication |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slapton | St Botolph | Baptisms | 1575 | 1902 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Slapton | St Botolph | Marriages | 1576 | 1903 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Slapton | St Botolph | Burials | 1575 | 1901 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here |
Surnames
These were extracted from our own records and presented as a guide.
Position | Before 1700 | 18th Century | 19th Century | Overall Surnames |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | JANE | TURNEY | TURNEY | TURNEY |
2 | TURNEY | BUCKMASTER | HELEY | BUCKMASTER |
3 | ROBERTS | EAMES | EVANS | HELEY |
4 | SEARCH | RADWELL | BUCKMASTER | EVANS |
5 | EAMES | FOUNTAIN | WESLEY | EAMES |
6 | BUCKMASTER | HOWES | SEABROOK | SEABROOK |
7 | KNIGHT | SEABROOK | SAYELL | SAYELL |
8 | TURNY | JANES | JANES | JANES |
9 | TURNER | SEABROOKE | ROWE | JANE |
10 | THEED | WHITE | HOLMES | WESLEY |