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Hampden (population in 1831, 286), near Prince’s Risborough. The manor was for centuries in the Hampden family, the male line of which became extinct in 1754. The celebrated John Hampden lies buried in the churchyard ; and there is a representation of the battle of Chalgrave field, in which he received his death-wound in 1643, on the monument of John Hampden, Esq., the last heir male of the family. Hampden house, the former seat of the Hampdens, contains several family pictures, but the individuals whom they represent are unknown. There is a whole-length portrait of Oliver Cromwell.
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Old Towns is a resource of 19th century English historical data, extracted and digitized from articles written between 1833 and 1848 which were originally published in 'The Penny Magazine' by The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. |