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Brandreth is a house on the west side of Lacey Green Main Road.  It is one of the houses built in the 1900's between the two entrances to Church Lane.
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Brandreth is a house on the west side of Lacey Green [[Main Road]].  It is one of the houses built in the 1900's between the two entrances to [[Church Lane]].
  
Before 1823 it was part of Princes Risborough Common.   Click Princes Risborough common to see two maps.
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Before 1823 it was part of the Common of Princes Risborough. Click [[Princes Risborough Common]] to see two maps.
  
 
The first shows the full area of Princes Risborough Common.
 
The first shows the full area of Princes Risborough Common.

Revision as of 03:07, 23 June 2023

Brandreth is a house on the west side of Lacey Green Main Road. It is one of the houses built in the 1900's between the two entrances to Church Lane.

Before 1823 it was part of the Common of Princes Risborough. Click Princes Risborough Common to see two maps.

The first shows the full area of Princes Risborough Common.

The one below that shows the changes made in 1823 when the Enclosure of Princes Risborough took place. The area coloured pale orange denotes Stocken Farm.

In 1823 the land on which Brandreth was built was allocated to Stocken Farm, then owned by Lord Cavendish and let to ?

However a new road was to be constructed cutting through this area which was to become Main Road, Lacey Green