Read about the following interesting events that have taken place in Sherington:
Rum Doings | 1872 - Murder in Sherington |
Concert | 1888 - Programme |
Fire | 1904 - Newport Pagnell Fire Brigade |
Burying the Hatchet | 1935 - Oxford and Cambridge Universities |
Jubilee Celebrations | 1935 |
Churchyard Exhumation | 1935 - Based on malicious gossip |
VE Day | 1945 - Party in Park Road |
Coronation Celebrations | 1911, 1937 and 1953 |
Sherington Feasts | The history, the 1977 revival and 1970's Feast photos |
Pantomime | 1980 - Jack and the Beanstalk poster and Cast photo |
May Day | Annual event - First Monday in May |
The following record the very early history of Sherington:
Bronze Age/Neolithic | Neolithic axe and Bronze Age bowl barrows |
Iron Age | Iron Age settlement near the church |
Romans | Roman Road and Roman archaeological finds |
Domesday Book | 1086 - Sherington is recorded as 'Serintone' |
The following are transcriptions of the Sherington sections from historic published accounts of the history of the whole of Buckinghamshire:
George Lipscomb | History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham - 1831 |
James Sheahan | History and Topography of Buckinghamshire - 1867 |
Oliver Ratcliff | History and Antiquities of the Newport Pagnell Hundreds - 1900 |
Victoria County History | Buckinghamshire - Edited by William Page - 1927 |
The following are two brief histories of Sherington as seen through the eyes of two senior residents of the village:
Sherington (A brief history) | Philip Smith - written in 1981 |
Parish of Sherington | Sidney F. Morgan - written in Oct. 1977 |
The details are taken from information in the SHS archive. If you have more information about these events, or any others that have taken place in Sherington over the years, and would be willing to share it with the Society and other web site visitors, please contact us.