Latimer

Village, existing until now.

 HOME  ·  ARTICLE  ·  MAPS  ·  STREETS  ·  BLOG  ·  CONTACT US 
(51.68 -0.55, 51.68 -0.55) 
MAP YEAR:175018001810182018301860190019502024Show map without markers
ZOOM:14 15 16 17 14 15 16 17 14 15 16 17 14 15 16 17 14 15 16 17 14 15 16 17 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 14 15 16 17 18
TIP: To create your own sharable map, right click on the map
Village · * · HP5 ·
August
28
2015
Latimer is a village that sits on the border between Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

Latimer was originally joined with the adjacent village of Chenies. Both were anciently called Isenhampstead, at a time when there was a royal palace in the vicinity. However, in the reign of King Edward III of England the lands were split between two manorial barons: Thomas Cheyne in the village that later became called ’Chenies’, and William Latimer in this village. Latimer came into possession of the manor in 1326.

At the time of the English Civil War Latimer belonged to the Earl of Devonshire. When Charles I was captured by the Parliamentarian forces he was brought to Latimer on his way to London.

The small village includes 17th- and 18th-century cottages around a triangular village green with a pump on it. The church of St Mary Magdelane was rebuilt by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1867. The rectory was built in the 18th century in grey and red brick.

The nearest railway station to Latimer is Chalfont and Latimer situated in the nearby town of Little Chalfont which is on the Chiltern Line between Aylesbury and London Marylebone with London Underground services between Baker Street and Amersham.

Latimer House is an historic country house just outside the village.


Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

None so far :(
LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Comment
Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

Reply

Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

Reply
Comment
Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

Reply
Comment
Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

Reply

NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

Reply
Comment
Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

Reply
Comment
Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

Reply
Comment
Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

Reply


NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Latimer Latimer is a village that sits on the border between Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

NEARBY STREETS
Chess Close, HP5 Chess Close is a road in the HP5 postcode area (Latimer)
Chess Valley Walk, HP5 Chess Valley Walk is a road in the HP5 postcode area (Latimer)
Chess Walley Walk, HP5 Chess Walley Walk is a road in the HP5 postcode area (Latimer)
Cornwall Court, HP5 A street within the HP5 postcode (Latimer)
Latimer Place, HP5 A street within the HP5 postcode (Latimer)
Latimer, HP5 A street within the HP5 postcode (Latimer)
Old Rectory, HP5 A street within the HP5 postcode (Latimer)
Old School Cottage, HP5 A street within the HP5 postcode (Latimer)
River Wing Latimer Park, HP5 A street within the HP5 postcode (Latimer)
Ruffetts Way, KT20 Ruffetts Way is a road in the KT20 postcode area
Spring Close, HP5 Spring Close is a road in the HP5 postcode area (Latimer)
Stony Lane, HP5 Stony Lane is a road in the HP5 postcode area (Latimer)
Tangier Wood, KT20 Tangier Wood is a road in the KT20 postcode area
Tattenham Way, SM7 Tattenham Way is a road in the SM7 postcode area
The Grove, HP5 The Grove is a road in the HP5 postcode area (Latimer)
The Ridings, HP5 The Ridings is a road in the HP5 postcode area (Latimer)
The Square, HP5 A street within the HP5 postcode (Latimer)
Woodside House, HP5 Woodside House is a location in London (Latimer)


Click here to explore another London street
We now have 664 completed street histories and 46836 partial histories


Click here to see photos of the area


  Contact us · Copyright policy · Privacy policy