Difference between revisions of "Windy Ridge"
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| + | '''In 1823''' Windy Ridge '''did not exist'''. The land on which it was later built was part of the vast Common of Princes Risborough which covered much of Lacey Green and some land on the hilltop of Loosley Row. Click [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Princes_Risborough_Common Princes Risborough Common] to see two maps. | ||
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| + | '''The first map''' shows the full area of Princes Risborough Common. | ||
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| + | '''The map below that''' shows the changes made in 1823 when the [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Enclosures Enclosures] of Princes Risborough took place. | ||
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| + | '''Before 1823 there were no roads in Lacey Green village.''' The route from the Hughenden Valley to Princes Risborough ran through Speen, along [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Highwood_Bottom Highwood Bottom], cut straight across the Common to the pond behind [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Windmill_Farm Windmill Farm]. It proceeded down towards Princes Risborough joining Woodway, which was already an established route and on to the town. | ||
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| + | '''In 1823''' the proposed Main Road, Lacey Green was confirmed in the 1823 [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Enclosures Enclosures] of the parish of Princes Risborough. | ||
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| + | click [[Main Road section 1]] for other properties in this area | ||
Revision as of 06:58, 5 July 2023
Research by Joan West
In 1823 Windy Ridge did not exist. The land on which it was later built was part of the vast Common of Princes Risborough which covered much of Lacey Green and some land on the hilltop of Loosley Row. Click Princes Risborough Common to see two maps.
The first map shows the full area of Princes Risborough Common.
The map below that shows the changes made in 1823 when the Enclosures of Princes Risborough took place.
Before 1823 there were no roads in Lacey Green village. The route from the Hughenden Valley to Princes Risborough ran through Speen, along Highwood Bottom, cut straight across the Common to the pond behind Windmill Farm. It proceeded down towards Princes Risborough joining Woodway, which was already an established route and on to the town.
In 1823 the proposed Main Road, Lacey Green was confirmed in the 1823 Enclosures of the parish of Princes Risborough.
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click Main Road section 1 for other properties in this area