Monument record 0706200000 - Bourne End
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Hedsor Road and Riversdale Conservation Area (DBC7271)
Map
Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Post-Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 1999 AD)
- HAMLET (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD)
Description
Conservation Area of Hedsor Road and Riversdale designated in 1986 (B1).
Bourne End is mentioned in legal documents in 1236 (B2).
Bourne End, a hamlet in the south-west of Wooburn parish, known in 1222 as the Burn End, is mentioned as part of the manor of Wooburn Deyncourt in 1496. It is a residential district by the River Thames. Abney House at Bourne End, formerly the residence of the late Gen. Hammersley, is well known to boating men, as is also Fieldhead, the residence of Mr. Rudolph C. Lehmann. Here is a station on the Wycombe, Thame and Oxford branch of the Great Western railway, which crosses the river at this point. From Bourne End railway bridge there are beautiful views of Cliveden Woods and Hedsor (B3).
'Bone End' and later 'Bourne End' is marked on OS maps from 1812 onwards (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC23254 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 2018. Hedsor Road and Riversdale Conservation Area Appraisal. 1:10,000.
- <2>SBC8280 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE-NAMES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES SOCIETY VOL 2). Vol 2. p198.
- <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p105.
- <4>SBC27303 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2025. Information from historic OS mapping.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 89516 86904 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 11 2025 4:18PM
