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     • It is safe to assume that as late as 1800 Great Kingshill was simply a loose scattering of farmsteads and cottages around the edge of a common at the western end of a large open stretch of land known as Wycombe Heath, hence Heath End, as far as Penn Village to the east. An old Bucks historian described this whole area as 'an peopled wasteland'.
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   Was Great Kingshill a 'peopled wasteland'?

   • It is safe to assume that as late as 1800 Great Kingshill was simply a loose scattering of farmsteads and cottages around the edge of a common at the western end of a large open stretch of land known as Wycombe Heath, hence Heath End, as far as Penn Village to the east. An old Bucks historian described this whole area as 'an peopled wasteland'.

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   Where is Great Kingshill?

   • Great Kingshill is a small village in the parish of Hughenden in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about five miles west of Amersham and two and a half miles south of Great Missenden . The village name 'Kingshill' is fairly self-explanatory, meaning a hill in possession of the king.

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   How did Great Kingshill change in the next 50 years?

   • Following the Enclosure Act in 1854-5 Great Kingshill did not change very much in the next 50 years. The 1897 Ordnance Survey Map showed a mere 80 dwellings in the village, excluding Cryers Hill and Knives Lane.

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   How many people live in Great Kingshill?

   • According to the 2001 census by the Hughenden Parish Council (a parish of the Wycombe District Council), Great Kingshill had a population of 1,170 in an area of 35 hectares. ^ "The Lands of the Normans in England: Document Item 154 Details".

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3. greatkingshill.org › index › local-informationVillage History - Great Kingshill

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   An old Bucks historian described this whole area as 'an peopled wasteland'.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Great_KingshillGreat Kingshill - Wikipedia

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   Great Kingshill is a small village in the parish of Hughenden in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about five miles west of Amersham and two and a half miles south of Great Missenden.

5. www.facebook.com › groups › 513884287237837Great Kingshill Village Hub - Facebook

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   The 'Great Kingshill Village Hub' is a way for everyone to share information, positivity, good deeds, events, or news in our village. The aim is to create a thriving village that is a safe, fun and friendly place to live.

6. www.hughenden-pc.gov.uk › community › parish-historyParish History | Hughenden Parish Council

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   Although the surrounding area is steeped in history going back to the Doomsday Book, the old Buckinghamshire maps make no mention of the village of Great Kingshill until the early 18th century....

7. www.francisfrith.com › great-kingshill › map-ofHistoric Ordnance Survey Map of Great Kingshill, 1947

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   The problem of surveying and recording Britain’s ever-changing landscape – one inhabited by over 50 million people by 1951 – had been exercising the minds of the government, the military and the Ordnance Survey ever since the completion of the Popular Edition in the late 1920s, although the cartographic ambitions of these parties did not ...

8. www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk › content › chapelsGreat Kingshill Primitive Methodist chapel | A - M | My ...

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   Great Kingshill is described as a hamlet in Hughenden parish first missioned in 1835 or 1836. In early 1852 revival led to the growth of the society so that it outgrew the cottage it met in so a new chapel was built.

9. www.bbc.com › news › articlesPhotographer returns to south Wales mines after 1980s strike

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   1 day ago · Roger Tiley. This image of Celynen South taken before the strike became one of Roger Tiley's most enduring pictures. “I was planning to go and find a war or something when I finished my course ...