Edmund Robert Fremantle (1836 – 1929) By Ken Harris Edmund Fremantle was born in The Old House on 15 June 1836, the fourth son of Sir Thomas and Louisa Fremantle. With the support of his sea-faring Uncle, Charles Fremantle, he joined the navy at the age of 13. At the age of 22, he joined […]

Photographs of the Methodist Church in Nearton End         REFER to Methodism in Swanbourne by Ken Harris     RETURN to Buildings & Institutions        

St. Swithun’s Anglican Church, Swanbourne.       RETURN to Buildings & Institutions    

Manor House Names Notes on some historic manorial property names:- OLDER NAME  Swanbourne House = The Old House CURRENT NAME OLDER NAME The White House =The Manor House = Swanbourne Old People’s Home = Swanbourne House School Pre-Prep CURRENT NAME OLDER NAME The Stone House = Deverill’s Farm CURRENT NAME OLDER NAME Adam’s Farm = […]

Maps and Trails The 1891 Map       Download higher quality map:-Map of Swanbourne 1891 pdf     Return to the Maps and Trails Category

The Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 and Captain Fremantle. By Clive Rodgers During the engagement at Trafalgar (just outside the Mediterranean, off the Atlantic coast of Spain), on 21 October 1805, the Royal Navy had one of its greatest victories for over 200 years, but lost Admiral Nelson in the process. Captain Thomas Fremantle was assigned the massive 98-gun HMS Neptune […]

Information on Swanbourne people travelling to Australia in 1873 By Linda Rodgers 1.      Charles Currell There were several people who travelled. They left London on 28th March 1873 and arrived in Moreton Bay, Queensland on 29th June 1873, sailing on the Ramsey. Rebecca Orchard (per 1851 Census born and living in Swanbourne age 15) married […]

Early 20th Century Swanbourne Sports photographs         RETURN to Activities and Occupations

Swanbourne’s Brass Band (early 20th Century) – The Swanbourne Excelsior Brass Band Ken Harris explains At the beginning of the 20th Century, Swanbourne had its own brass band. We do not know when it started, but the Bucks Herald of 24th May 1902 records that the band headed a parade of the village on Thursday […]

Swanbourne and the Railway By Ken Harris The railway came to Swanbourne in 1850, transforming the ability of people to travel into and out of the village, and increasing the movement of goods. The lines which linked to village to Oxford, Buckingham and Aylesbury began life with different Acts of Parliament in 1846, leading eventually […]