In message <94401D98-A626-11D9-9CB8-00039362DB14@earthlink.net>, Sandy <teylu@earthlink.net> writes >Has anyone viewed a map which depicts the relative size and boundaries >of the lands of Peterley Manor in its early days - ca late 1500s or even >some point in the 1600s? >If so, is it possible to describe for me a rough idea of those >boundaries such that I could get an idea by looking at a current-day map? > It was very small indeed, barely a proper manorial estate at all, more a large farm estate with a few cottages. and in the vicinity of Gt Missenden, where currently it is reduced to one biggish house and half a dozen smaller ones (still rather expensive, because of the area). >I'm not seeking "precision" - just trying to get a general idea of the >relative size & importance of this manor - and also its proximity to >Dinton Parish church. Miles away across country. look south of Missenden, towards Holner Green. > >Also, I've run into references to "Peterley Stone" and I'm trying to >discover if that's one-and-the-same as "Peterley" manor. Yes. -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society