Monument record 0701600000 - Skirmett

Summary

Medieval to modern hamlet of Skirmett

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Skirmett Conservation Area (DBC7293)

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Type and Period (2)

  • SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
  • HAMLET (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Conservation Area designated in 1982 and reviewed in 1997 (B1).
Three miles north of Hambleden village is the hamlet of Skirmett, with All Saints' Church, a chapel of ease to the parish church, an infants' school and a Congregational chapel (B2).
Skirmett is first mentioned in legal documents in about 1307 and subsequently in the 14th, 15th, 18th and 19th centuries (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC23279 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 1997. Skirmett Conservation Area Character Survey.
  • <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p45.
  • <3>SBC8280 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE-NAMES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES SOCIETY VOL 2). Vol 2. ppxvii, 180.

Location

Grid reference SU 77645 90111 (point)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 4 2025 4:15PM

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