Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire

Description
Ellesborough, a village and a parish in Bucks. The village stands 2 1/4 miles SW by W of Wendover, and 3 NE by N of Princes Risborough, and 1 E from Little Kimble station on the G.W.R. It was once a considerable town, but is now small and rural. The parish comprises 3595 acres; population, 641. There is a post, money order, and telegraph office at Butler's Cross (S.O.) An ancient fortification, called Cymbeline's Castle, is near the church, and traces of British camps are on Beacon Hill. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford; gross value, £200 with residence. The church was founded by St Edburga of Quarrendon, contains a fine tomb of Brigetta Croke, of date 1659, and was restored in 1871. There is a Baptist chapel and almshouses for eight poor persons. Chequers Court is an ancient mansion, standing in a well-wooded park of 718 acres. Coombe Hill, in the parish, on the road to Wendover, is the highest point of the Chiltern range.