In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dropmore like this:

DROPMORE, a chapelry in Burnham parish, Bucks; 3 miles SSW of Beaconsfield. Pop., 349. D. Lodge was built by Lord Grenville, premier of George III.; and is now the seat of the Dowager Lady Grenville. Living, a p. curacy. Value, £160. The church was built in 1866.

Dropmore through time

Dropmore is now part of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how BUCKINGHAMSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dropmore itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dropmore in Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23792

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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