Bisham
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From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland(1868). Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003.
Other descriptions can be found from other periods in various trade directories covering Berkshire from the early 19th century onwards and from A Vision of Britain Through Time.
Archives and Libraries
In addition to those listed on the Berkshire home page, see the Research Wiki from Family Search (the Church of Latter-day Saints (Genealogical Society of Utah))
Churches
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Bisham area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
Further information about some of the churches can be found below:
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
- Bisham was in the hundred of Beynhurst
- Stubbings is a parish created in1874 from parts of Bisham and Cookham Dean
You can see the administrative areas in which Bisham has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
- Bisham Abbey - home of the Vansittart (later Vansittart Neale) family - George Vansittart was educated at Reading School, made his fortune in India, settled here in 1780, died in 1825 having established a new dynasty of local gentry, whose archive is available from the BRO (ref. D/EX73) (see Vol 67, 2014 and Vol 69, 2014 page 3 of the Berkshire Echo).
- Search the Berkshire FHS library and shop and the BRO for their holdings
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SU850833 (Lat/Lon: 51.542207, -0.775717), Bisham which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
Bisham was in the Cookham Union. For more information, see Poorhouses.