In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Maids Moreton like this:
MAIDS-MORETON, a parish in the district and county of Buckingham; on the Buckingham canal, 1 mile NE of Buckingham town and r. station. Post town, Buckingham. Acres, 1,260. Real property, £2,980; of which £12 are in the canal. Pop., 543. Houses, 124. The property is divided among a few. ...
One manor belongs to the Duke of Buckingham; and another is leased by the Rev. W. A. Uthwatt, from All Souls college, Oxford. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £294. Patron, Mrs. A. Uthwatt. The church was built in 1450, by two maiden sisters, daughters of Lord Peover; took thence the name of Maids-Moreton, and gave that name to the parish; is a beautiful specimen of later English; comprises nave and chancel, with two porches and W embattled tower; has a very curious W door, "a projecting panelled battlement, supported by rich fantracery, springing from the jamb mouldings; ''and contains a Gothic screen, three sedilia, a fine font, and several ancient brasses and monuments. There are a national school, a poor's allotment yielding £90 a year, and other charities £5.
Maids Moreton through time
Maids Moreton is now part of Aylesbury Vale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Aylesbury Vale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Maids Moreton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Maids Moreton, in Aylesbury Vale and Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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