This section covers a number of General Topics related to St Laud’s Church.
In all cases – please follow the links for more detail.
Early Church History 1140-1171
Until 1140 the local church belonged to the Lord of the Manor, who at that time was William de Sherington. However, about 1140 William gave the church and its associated land to the newly established Tickford Priory. This action was similar to that of other landowners about that time, as they believed it would lead to the salvation of their souls.
About 30 years later, there seems to have been pressure to confirm the gift in writing before the heir-apparent King Henry, son of King Henry II. William wrote a letter (reproduced below) to King Henry apologizing for being unable to attend in person, but stating that his gift to the monks at Tickford had been made with the authority of the Bishop of Lincoln and David the archdeacon of Buckinghamshire.
The gift was subsequently confirmed in December 1170 before King Henry and his barons at his royal court at Woodstock. Two copies of the charter were created, with slightly different wording – translations are given in the detail.
A list of the Rectors from 1230 taken from the record on display in the Church
Further detail can be found in documents – extracts of which are included in the detail.
History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham – George Lipscomb – 1831
History and Antiquities of the Newport Pagnell Hundreds – Oliver Ratcliff– 1900
Census of Religious Worship 1851
(Note: a copy of this census was published in Bucks Record Society No 27, 1991, edited by Edward Legg)
This census contains the following entry for St Laud’s Church: 386. Sherington Population 826
As with most ancient Churches, there are several charities connected with the church.
There has been a considerable amount of restoration work undertaken at St Laud’s Church since 1960.
The Parish Magazine February 1912
The detail is a transcript of the Sherington entry in the February 1912 copy of The Parish Magazine.
The National Archives have made over one million wills from the period 1384 to 1858 available online. These are wills that were proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC). The following table lists the 44 Sherington people included in this archive.
Also, over 35,000 wills were proved by the Archdeaconery of Buckingham between 1483 and 1858. The table lists the 197 Sherington people included in this archive.
St Laud’s Archive Photos – Inside
St Laud’s Archive Photos – Outside
