In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lathbury like this:
LATHBURY, a parish, with a village, in Newport-Pagnell district, Bucks; on the river Ouse and the Linford canal, ¾ of a mile N of Newport-Pagnell, and 5 NE by E of Wolverton r. station. Post-town, Newport-Pagnell. Acres, 1,294. Real property, £2,472. Pop., 147. Houses, 27. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged once to Chelsum, the writer against Gibbon; and belongs now to Viscountess Hood. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £68.* Patron, Christ Church, Oxford. The church has Norman arches, and is good.
Lathbury through time
Lathbury is now part of Milton Keynes district. Click here for graphs and data of how Milton Keynes has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lathbury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lathbury, in Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2152
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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