Buckinghamshire Parishes (old)

Great Kimble Parish

Church: St Nicholas

Hundred: Aylesbury

Poor Law District: Wycombe

Size (acres): 2507

Easting & Northing: 482205

Grid Ref SP820050 Click to see map

Articles

 

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The Kimbles

Gt Kimble

Cymbeline's Mount, high in the hills in Chequer's land, was the stronghold of the British King Cunabelin or Cymbeline, from whom Great and Little Kimble derive their names. A gold coin depicting him was found here. Relics indicate that there was a Romano British village, a Roman villa and a Neolithi

Notes on Great Kimble

Gt Kimble

Description of Great Kimble from J. J. Sheahan, 1861.  

Education Provision 1833

Gt Kimble

Great Kimble Parish (Pop. 436) Two Day and Sunday National Schools; one is attended by 20 females daily, and 50 on Sundays ; the other (lately commenced), by 20 males daily, and 25 on Sundays; these Schools are supported by subscription, aided by weekly payments from the children. There is al

Map

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Great Kimble
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Places

 

NameTypeNote
Great Kimble PARISH St Nicholas
Bulpittwood NAMES name for Pulpit wood in 1639
Chenebelle NAMES name for Kimble in Domesday Book in 1086
Chenebelle, Parva NAMES name for Kimble in Domesday Book in 1086
Kymball NAMES name for Kiimble in 1510
Baptist NON-CONFORMIST Union Chapel, Church Street. First Mentioned: 1875
Grange (Fm) PLACE within the parish
Kimble Wick (Part) PLACE within the parish
Longdown PLACE within the parish
Marsh (Part) PLACE within the parish
Pulpit Wood PLACE within the parish
Sollinger PLACE within the parish

 

Photographs

 

Photographs in our Gallery Photographs in our Gallery
Pictures in the Frith collection Pictures in the Frith collection

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Population

These population figures are based on the Census results. The boundaries are those used in the particular census which may vary over time..

Note
1801316
1811319
1821360
1831436
1841489
1851501
1861408
1871459
1881422
1891395
1901345
1911478
1921541
1931662
1941N/A
1951765
1961807
1971917
1981883
1991873

There was no census in 1941.

Records

Parish   Church   Register   Start
Date   		End
Date   		Online
Search   		E-Mail
Search   		Publication  
Great Kimble   St Nicholas   Baptisms   1756   1909   Yes,
click here   		Yes,
click here   		Yes,
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Great Kimble   St Nicholas   Marriages   1575   1901   Yes,
click here   		Yes,
click here   		Yes,
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Great Kimble   St Nicholas   Burials   1575   1902   Yes,
click here   		Yes,
click here   		Yes,
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Surnames

These were extracted from our own records and presented as a guide.

PositionBefore 1700   18th Century   19th Century   Overall Surnames  
1GOODCHILDBLACKWELLGILBERTGILBERT
2STATHAMFORDRUTLANDTAPPING
3CLARKEWESTTAPPINGRUTLAND
4SMITHGURNEYWYATTWYATT
5KINGCLARKEASTEAST
6WARDENTAPPINGORCHARDREADING
7REYNOLDSALLENLEACHHERITAGE
8GYLESHUMPHREYREADINGBLACKWELL
9BARRETTGATESHERITAGECLARK
10HERBERTBATESBRAYORCHARD