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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cliveden like this:
CLIEFDEN, the seat of the Due of Sutherland, in Bucks; on the river Thames, 3¼ miles NNE of Maidenhead. It takes name from a picturesque broken ridge, which adorns the Thames, and commands charming views. The original house was built by Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, the favourite of Charles II.; and much improved by the Earl of Orkney. ...
This was inhabited, for a short time, by Frederick Prince of Wales, father of George III.; and was the scene, in 1740, of the first performance of the national air of "Rule Britannia. " It was accidentally burnt in 1795; rebuilt in 1830 by Sir G. Warrender; sold, soon after, to the Duke of Sutherland; and burnt again in 1849. The present mansion is after a design by Barry, with a centre in imitation of Inigo Jones' old Somerset House; and presents an appearance at once simple and imposing.
Cliveden is now part of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how BUCKINGHAMSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cliveden itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cliveden in Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25607
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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