In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Leonards like this:
LEONARD (ST.), a hamlet-chapelry in Aston-Clinton parish, Bucks; near the boundary with Herts, 3 miles ESE of Wendover, and 4¼ SW of Tring r. station. Posttown, Tring. Acres, 970. Real property, £977. Pop., 189. Houses, 35. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £170.* Patrons, Trustees. The church is ancient and handsome; was once a chantry chapel to Missenden abbey; has been restored and beautified; and contains some interesting old armour and many monuments and tablets.
Additional information about this locality is available for Aston Clinton
St Leonards through time
St Leonards is now part of Chiltern district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chiltern has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Leonards itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Leonards, in Chiltern and Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25620
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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