Monument record 0664700000 - Princes Risborough town

Town of Princes Risborough. NGR to centre.
A survey of pre-1900 domestic dwellings within the historic centre of Princes Risborough was contrasted with data from four rural parishes. The predominance of 19th century houses in the urban area, with higher numbers of larger dwellings, and earlier use of brick is what might be expected from a town which saw expansion in the 19th century (B3).
Historic towns characterisation project carried out in 2008. See report for detail (B4).
(Princes) Risborough was a village of Earl Harold. It always answered for 30 hides. Land for 24 ploughs; in lordship 20 hides; 4 ploughs there. 30 villagers with 12 smallholders have 20 ploughs. 3 slaves; 2 mills at 14s 8d; meadow for 7 ploughs; woodland, 1,000 pigs. In total it pays £47 a year in white silver less 16d; before 1066 it paid £10 at face value. In this manor there lie and lay (the dues of) a burgess of Oxford who pays 2s; further a salt-boiler of Droitwich pays --- packloads of salt; in the same manor was and is a Freeman who holds 3 virgates; although he could sell, he nevertheless served the Sheriff.
(Ansculf of Picquigny exchanged [Ellesborough] manor with Ralph Tallboys for half of (Princes) Risborough by order of King William.)
(Princes Risborough is mentioned briefly in DB Oxfordshire in the Borough of Oxford entry, see Oxon B5) (B5).
Conservation Area designated on 10th March 1969 (B6).