Places of Historical Interest
An interactive map showing places of interest.The historical data is taken from A C Chibnall’s book Sherington – Fiefs and Fields of a Buckinghamshire Village.
1300 Reconstructed Map
A reconstruced map by Professor Chibnall, originally published as Map 4 in his book “Sherington: Fiefs and Fields of a Buckinghamshire Village”, showing how Sherington might have looked c.1300.
1580 Reconstructed Map
A reconstruced map by Professor Chibnall, originally published as Map 3 in his book “Sherington: Fiefs and Fields of a Buckinghamshire Village”, showing how Sherington might have looked c.1580.
1796 Enclosure map
A detailed plan of Sherington and of those who claimed an interest or rights in various pieces of land in the village was made and agreement was reached by the relevant parties on how the common land should be divided and enclosed. This became the Enclosure Award and was dated 4th July 1797.
Each plot was numbered and the document records the existing owner (if it was an old enclosure) or the person to whom it was allocated (in the case of the new enclosures), and the land that was exchanged, together with the area and the value.
This section shows both the original and digitally enhanced maps of the time.
1824 Bryant’s Map
Maps of Sherington taken from the 1824 “Map of the County of Buckingham from the actual Survey”.
1882-1952 Ordnance Survey Maps
Historical Ordnance Survey maps of Sherington for 1882, 1885, 1900, 1925, 1926 and 1952.
See also the 1910 Land Valuation Survey which is in the Land Ownership part of the People section on this site.
1910 Land Valuation Survey – Mapping Introduction
The absence of house numbers in the village at the time of the 1911 Census has meant that it has not been possible to pinpoint where each family actually lived, except for a few in named buildings, as most addresses were simply recorded as ‘High Street’ or ‘Church End’.
The 1910 Land Valuation Survey is very interesting as it provides that missing link.
The pages on this part of the site show the Ordnance Survey Maps of the village that were current of the time.