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Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society
The Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society is an archaeological and historical society for the English county of Buckinghamshire. It was founded in 1847. It publishes an annual journal, ''Records of Buckinghamshire''. The society's records department was separated in 1947 when it became the Buckinghamshire Record Society. Selected publications * ''Archaeological investigations at Missenden Abbey'' (2018) * ''My Dearest Ben: The personal letters of Benjamin Disraeli'', by Thea van Dam * ''Toll Roads of Buckinghamshire'', by Peter Gulland * ''Quarrendon: Aylesbury’s lost medieval village'', by Michael Farley * ''The Chilterns in 1748: An account by Pehr Kalm, visitor from Finland'', edited and translated by professor William Mead See also * Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies Buckinghamshire Archives (prior to 2020 the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies) is the county record office for Buckinghamshire, England. It houses the former Buckinghamshire Record Office and the former Buc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Buckinghamshire
The flag of Buckinghamshire is the flag of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Buckinghamshire in England. It has been in use for centuries and flew from County Hall in Aylesbury. The flag was registered with the Flag Institute on 20 May 2011. Flag design This is the traditional flag of Buckinghamshire which features a chained swan (The Bohun swan) on a bicolour of red and black, taken from the arms of Bucks. The swan emblem dates back to History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon times, when Buckinghamshire was known for breeding swans for the king. The Bucks swan appears on the arms of some of the historic towns in Buckinghamshire, such as Aylesbury, Buckingham, Chesham, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, Marlow and High Wycombe. The Pantone colours for the flag are: *Red 186 *Black *White References External links *[ Flag Institute registration particulars]British County Flags site {{DEFAULTSORT:Flag Of Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire Flags of places in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east and Hertfordshire to the east. Buckinghamshire is one of the Home Counties, the counties of England that surround Greater London. Towns such as High Wycombe, Amersham, Chesham and the Chalfonts in the east and southeast of the county are parts of the London commuter belt, forming some of the most densely populated parts of the county, with some even being served by the London Underground. Development in this region is restricted by the Metropolitan Green Belt. The county's largest settlement and only city is Milton Keynes in the northeast, which with the surrounding area is administered by Milton Keynes City Council as a unitary authority separately to the rest of Buckinghamshire. The remainder of the county is administered by Buck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckinghamshire Record Society
The Buckinghamshire Record Society is a text publication society for the county of Buckinghamshire in England. It was established in 1947 when it was separated from the Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. The society is a registered charity. Selected publications Publications of the society include: Main series * Vol. 1 The Minute Book of the Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends for the Upperside of Buckinghamshire, 1669-1690' (1937) * Vol. 2 The Cartulary of Missenden Abbey, Part 1' (1938) * Vol. 3 Early Buckinghamshire Charters' * Vol. 4 A Calendar of the Feet of Fines for the County of Buckingham, 7 Richard I to 44 Henry III' * Vol. 5 A Calendar of Deeds preserved in the Museum at Aylesbury' * Vol. 6 Calendar of the Roll of the Justices on Eyre, 1227' * Vol. 7 Episcopal Visitation Book for the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, 1662' * Vol. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre For Buckinghamshire Studies
Buckinghamshire Archives (prior to 2020 the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies) is the county record office for Buckinghamshire, England. It houses the former Buckinghamshire Record Office and the former Buckinghamshire Local Studies Library. It is located in the offices of Buckinghamshire Council, in Walton Street, Aylesbury. The principal collections cover current-day Buckinghamshire (the areas administered by Buckinghamshire Council and Milton Keynes Council), as well as those areas of the county that are now in Berkshire, and include records from a range of organisations, families and individuals, notably: * Church of England and Nonconformist churches including registers of baptism, marriage and burial * Around 35,000 wills proved by the Archdeaconry of Buckingham * County and District Councils * Quarter and Petty Session courts * Landed estates of families including the Aubrey-Fletchers, Hampdens, Carringtons and Fremantles * Historic maps including Ordnance Survey, tithe an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 Establishments In England
Events January–March * January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government. * January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in the Mexican–American War in California. * January 16 – John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. * January 17 – St. Anthony Hall fraternity is founded at Columbia University, New York City. * January 30 – Yerba Buena, California, is renamed San Francisco. * February 5 – A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated Donner Party (California-bound emigrants who became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada earlier this winter; some have resorted to survival by cannibalism). * February 22 – Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista – 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican troops under Antonio López de Santa Anna, defeating the Mexicans the next day. * Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Buckinghamshire
Although the name Buckinghamshire is Anglo Saxon in origin meaning ''The district (scire) of Bucca's home'' (referring to Buckingham in the north of the county) the name has only been recorded since about the 12th century. The historic county itself has been in existence since it was a subdivision of the kingdom of Wessex in the 10th century. It was formed out of about 200 communities that could between them fund a castle in Buckingham, to defend against invading Danes. Human settlement in pre-history Some of the places in Buckinghamshire date back much further than the Anglo-Saxon period. Aylesbury, for example, is known from archaeological digs to date back at least as far as 1500 B.C. and the Icknield Way, which crosses the county, is pre-Roman in origin. There are a wealth of places that still have their Brythonic names ( Penn, Wendover), or a compound of Brythonic and Anglo Saxon ( Brill, Chetwode, Great Brickhill) and there are pre-Roman earthworks all over the county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
