Timeline of the History of Tring and District Villages
THE AGE OF EMPIRES (1815 – 1914)
What happened in this country?
Continued economic growth post industrial revolution
Britain’s golden age as world super-power
Abolition of slavery
Development of free, international trade
Growth in inequality between rich and poor
Industrial and political unrest with initial resistance to reform
Eventual limited parliamentary and industrial reform
Canal network largely replaced by railways
First government interventions in education
Introduction of police forces
Heyday of literature and poetry
Development of organised sport and leisure
Submissive role of women begins to be challenged by feminists
Education made compulsory for children 5-10
What Happened in our villages?
1819
Baptist Chapel in Long Marston
Licence granted for Baptist Chapel in Long Marston
1829
Wesleyan Chapel
Licence granted for Wesleyan Chapel in Long Marston
1832
First burial
First burial in the grounds of All Saints Church Long Marston
1837
Baptist Chapel in Wilstone
Baptist Chapel erected in Wilstone
1839
Wilstone reservoir
Completion of Wilstone reservoir to present size
1841
Population of Wilstone
First modern census, population of Wilstone 407 (Long Marston quoted as a population of 12 but much of present area assumed to be included in Marsworth which showed population of 472)
1843
Baker’s Shop
Baker’s Shop in Long Marston advertised in Aylesbury News for sale by auction
1848
Wilstone School
Wilstone School opened as Church of England school
1851
Puttenham Church
Rebuilding of chancel of Puttenham Church
1853
New pastor
After a dispute over the appointment of a new pastor, there was an attempt to take over Marsworth Chapel by two residents of Wilstone and Long Marston, who appeared before magistrates for behaving in a riotous and disorderly manner.
1860s
Methodist Chapel
New Methodist Chapel erected in Long Marston
1861
Census
Population of Wilstone recorded as 455 in census of that year
1860
Marston Gate
Long Marston Gate railway station opened
1867
Ecclesiastical parish
Long Marston formed into an ecclesiastical parish, from portions of Marsworth, Drayton Beauchamp and Tring. Long Marston Cricket Club formed
1871
Foot and mouth disease
Outbreak of foot and mouth disease results in widespread distress, unemployment and moves of residents to towns, recurrence in 1879
1872
Wilstone Manor
Wilstone Manor sold to the Rothschild family
1875
Long Marston School
Opening of Long Marston Village Schoo. Wilstone Parish Room built, to be used for the benefit of the inhabitants; Working Men’s club started
1876
St Cross Church
St Cross Church in Wilstone started construction, licenced and opened the following year
1881
Allotment Act
Allotment Act passed requiring publicly owned land to be let to labourers
1883
Church Rectory
New Long Marston Church Rectory completed. Original Long Marston Church pulled down due to its dangerous state
1884
Separate parish
Long Marston’s application to Whitehall become a separate parish, no longer connected to Wilstone, is rejected by 10 votes to 9
1888
New Church
New Long Marston Church building completed. First person to be buried in Wilstone Cemetery
1889
Puttenham Church
Partial restoration of Puttenham Church; rebuilding of upper tower and porch. Plans submitted by Rural Council for sewage systems in Long Marston and Wilstone
1890s
LMFC
Long Marston Football Club formed
1891
Wilstone allotments
Cottage allotments laid down in Wilstone
1894
Puttenham Rectory
Puttenham Rectory enlarged, grounds covering 194 acres. First elections of local councils; Wilstone joined with Long Marston to form the civil parish of Tring Rural. First meeting of Tring Rural Parish Council in 1895
1895
Lord Rothschild
Lord Rothschild offers a field in Wilstone for football and cricket teams
1896
First signpost
First signpost erected in Gubblecote to aid travellers, another one followed in Long Marston two years later
1898
Wilstone Village Shop
Lord Rothschild donates area for cemetery by Long Marston Church. Wilstone Village Shop, known to be run as a Bakery and Post Office, owned by George Hanwell
1906
Church roof
Long Marston Church closed due to problems in roof and foundations, repairs completed in 1908
1907
Wilstone Scout Troop
1st Wilstone Scout Troop formed
1909
Churches combined
Puttenham and Long Marston churches combined into one Rectory. Census shows that a fifth of the houses in Wilstone were uninhabited, 261 residents compared to 468 in 1851 and 400 in 1891
1910
Church organ
Organ installed in St Cross Church Wilstone
1914
Wilstone Church consecrated
St Cross Church Wilstone consecrated by the Bishop of St Albans