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Ethel was the youngest of three children and is the last of her generation. She was born at Elstree, but at a very young age the family moved to Ivinghoe.
1521: Christopher Urswick is coming to the end of his life and looks back on what he has achieved…
AD 1485: Christopher Urswick continues the story of the The Adventures of the Rector of Puttenham
The words community, our country, our world have been vary ill, have seen friends and family die, have had to face times of restriction, job losses, loneliness and so much more.
AD 1483: This was the time when the War of the Roses – as it later became known – had been going on for nearly 30 years.
The Mead family have been farming in and around Wilstone since before 1860. Originally the Mead’s came out of London to produce hay and straw for the working horses of the city. Simon and Chris are the sixth eneration and things have changed a lot.
My great grandmother Orpah Maria Proctor was born in Gubblecote in 1876, one of eight children. Orpah married Joseph Edwards from Wilstone in 1899 and lived in the village for the rest of her life, ultimately at Mardew, now 66 Tring Road.
The Village Stores has held a central role in Wilstone village life for over 120 years. Early photographs show a large white building (known as
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