A fair for horses and cattle is held on 29 Oct., and is well attended. A "chaff" query, current among boating men- " Who ate the puppy pie under Marlow bridge —" is said to have originated in a trick of a local innkeeper, who having notice that some bargemen intended to plunder his larder, prepared for them a pie of young puppies, which they ate, supposing it to be made of young rabbits. This lectureship has been usually held by the vicar. There are clubs for cricket and football, and there is an annual town regatta. It was known at Domesday as Merelaw, and appears, from its earliest history, to have been connected with royalty.

Shelley resided here in 1817, and he wrote bis " Revolt of Islam" while strolling or boating in the neighbourhood.


Part of Marlow bridge was destroyed by General Brown, when his army was quartered in the town in 1642, in consequence of which, parliament issued a warrant for a county rate to repair it. [The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham, by George Lipscomb, 1847]

England » Buckinghamshire » BUFFINGTON Family of Great Marle, Thames; Print; Reply; Pages: [1] 2 3. The town sent two members to Parliament in the time of Edward I. and Edward II., and from the time of James I. until the act of 1867, when the number was reduced to one, and by the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885, the representation was merged in that of the county. Please note all letters are published on the school website under the menu: Parents/Carers —> Letters Home. Rev. A neat baptistry was fitted up, and a new marble font given by the late vicar, Dr. Cleobury.

It has a good water supply, derived from a deep well sunk into the chalk, and has of late years undergone considerable improvement.

An entirely new scheme has, however, been recently arranged by the Charity Commissioners, under which the system of education has been raised, and the school now occupies a very high position, and pupils attend it from all parts of the kingdom. This query is popularly supposed to be a crushing rejoinder to any bargee impertinence.
The village of Bourne End is a couple of miles along the river.

Marlow, Great, a town and a parish in Bucks. The number of inhabitants was 3236, of whom 1436 were males, 1800 females: the number of persons employed chiefly in agriculture, was 236, and those in trade, manufacture, and handicraft, 306. Sir William founded also a house of correction, and a school for 24 girls, who were to be taught to spin, sew, and make lace, but this institution has not been kept up. who died in 1857, and a tombstone to John Richardson, the famous itinerant showman, who was born at Marlow in 1767, and died in Southwark, 14 Nov. 1837.The church of the Holy Trinity, consecrated in 1852, is a building of flint, with stone quoins and dressings, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle, south porch, and a turret containing one bell: on the south side of the nave is a monument of alabaster; and marble to Col. Alexander Higginson, d. 1855; the chancel walls and roof are decorated in colour, and the east and west windows and four others in the chancel and three in the nave are stained: the reredos is of alabaster and Caen stone with panels of gold and coloured mosaic: there are 200 sittings.The Congregational chapel, Oxford road, founded in 1593, the present building being erected in 1840, restored and reseated in 1863, and further restored in 1890, has 350 sittings.The Baptist chapel, Glade road, erected in 1884, has 250 sittings.The Methodist church, in Spittal street, erected in 1900-1, at a cost of £2,200, will seat 350 persons.The Roman Catholic church, in St. Peter's street, and dedicated to St. Peter, was founded by C. R. Scott-Murray esq. Medmenham Abbey, about 3 miles (5 km) southwest, was built on the site of a Cistercian monastery, founded about 1200, and was the headquarters of the notorious but influential Hell-Fire Club in the 18th century. It is now vested in Mr. Johnson. The following reference sources have been used in the construction of this page, and may be referred to for further detail. The town stands on the left bank of the river Thames, at the boundarywith Berks, amid beautiful and picturesque scenery, a striking feature in the landscape being Quarry Wood, 33 miles from Paddington, London, 5 N from Maidenhead, 6½ SSW from High Wycombe, and 7 E from Henley.

The town and parish of Great Marlow, according to the returns made to parliament, under the population act in 1801, then contained 643 houses, of which 26 were uninhabited. Mention is made of it in a record of the reign of Edward III. The master has a salary of 16 l. per annum, a house, garden and a large pasture field. The old deanery contains an ancient kitchen, and has two fine pointed windows with flamboyant tracery. Go to Maps are a visual look at the locations in England.

towns. Patron, the Bishop of Oxford. This query is popularly supposed to be a crushing rejoinder to any bargee impertinence. There are now two fairs held, on the second and third of May, and the 29th of October. Trinity Church, a modern stone structure erected in 1852, serves as a chapel of ease.

Highfield, Spinfield, and Thames Bank are also chief residences. John Brinkhurst, in 1608 founded alms-houses for four poor widows, two more have since been added, out of the savings of the estate, which now produces 42 l. per annum.