Resources

Resources including primary and secondary sources used in studying Amersham history and compiling data for maps

Part of the Sheldon Tapestry Map showing Amersham Marvellous mapestry I went to the Weston Library in Oxford for a meeting. About maps, obviously. In the Blackwell Hall there is… ...
Drakes's Almshouses in Amersham The VCH and disreputable behaviour in Drake’s Almshouses I attended a talk on the Victoria County History (VCH) recently, and was reminded of what a great source they… ...
Map of Upper and Lower Bottom House farms An unorthodox address An interesting entry in the 1911 census gives the address as 'Travelling gipsy - sleep-shed at Bottom House Farm'. The… ...
Image of the 1871 census return for Amersham An unexpected sportsman Looking through the 1871 census, I found a resident who gave his profession as professional cricketer. It struck me as… ...
Frontispiece from William Cobbett's Rural Rides A ‘rural ride’ passing through Shardeloes I’d been idly wondering whether any of William Cobbett’s rural rides passed through Amersham. An initial scan through didn’t bring… ...
Amersham High Street with a building named The Old School House in the foreground Helpful house names The helpful house names of many of the buildings in Amersham are a boon to the local historian trying to… ...
Entry from the Domesday Book for Turstin Mantel showing holdings in Amersham Dipping into the Domesday Book I’m a modern historian, so the 11th century is not really my area, but I decided to take a look… ...
Detail from the 1851 census for Amersham Unusual entry in the census Occupations given in the census returns can sometime be aspirational or euphemistic, where people want to give a better impression… ...
Detail from the John Speed Buckinghamshire map A county border anomaly The village of Coleshill, part of the parish of Amersham, Buckinghamshire was also once in Hertfordshire ...