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

ADDINGTON, a parish in the district and county of Buckingham; on a tributary of the Ouse, 1¾ mile WNW of Winslow r. station. Post Town, Winslow. Acres, 1,320. Real property, £2,718. Pop., 111. Houses, 21. The property is divided among a few. Addington Hones was formerly the seat of Admiral Ponlett, late Lord Nugent. Gallows Gap was a place of feudal capital punishment by the ancient proprietors, the Monlines. The living is a rectory in the-diocese of Oxford. Value, £200.* Patron, J. G. Hubbard, Esq. The church is good.

Addington through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3403

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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