Monument record 0702200000 - Iver Heath
Summary
Modern settlement of Iver Heath
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- SETTLEMENT (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
The ecclesiastical parish of Iver Heath was formed out of Iver in 1862, and has an area of about 2,000 acres. There is a village hall, erected in 1902. The Iver Heath School, built in 1872, has an endowment of £100 stock, known as Toulmin's charity (B1).
Iver Heath is first mentioned in legal documents in 1365 (B2).
Iver Heath is first marked on OS maps from about 1878 onwards with widely scattered and mainly isolated buildings; infilling starts to be seen by 1935, with building starting in earnest from the 1950s (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp286, 294.
- <2>SBC8280 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE-NAMES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES SOCIETY VOL 2). Vol 2. p241.
- <3>SBC27303 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2025. Information from historic OS mapping.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 02722 83235 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 4 2025 5:45PM
