Whipsnade Index of Pages

The following pages are designed to give a brief history of some aspects of the community. They are certainly not intended to be exhaustive and more work could be done, for example, on the interesting buildings with reference to census returns, electoral registers and name searches for owners and/or occupiers amongst our other archives, or on churches with reference to the parish records. We hope that reading these pages will encourage you to do more research of your own. If you find additional information on any of the pages below or, indeed, information on aspects of the community not covered here, we would love to hear from you and could publish your research here, giving credit, of course, where it is due!

Introduction

The Parish of Whipsnade in General

Whipsnade Before the Middle Ages

The Manor of Whipsnade

Medieval Murder in Whipsnade

World War Two in Whipsnade

Timeline of Events in Whipsnade

Whipsnade Maps

Whipsnade White Lion

Church

Whipsnade Church Architecture

Whipsnade Church Alterations and Repairs

List of Whipsnade Rectors

Whipsnade Rectory

Nonconformity

Registration and Early References in Whipsnade

Methodism in Whipsnade

Education

Early Education in Whipsnade

Whipsnade School

Whipsnade School in 1904

Sources for Education in Whipsnade

Interesting Buildings

Church Farm, Whipsnade

Dell Farm, Whipsnade

Golden Row Cottage, Whipsnade

Hill Grove, Whipsnade

Rosemary Cottage, Whipsnade

The Public Well House, Whipsnade

The Tree Cathedral, Whipsnade

Whipsnade Zoo

Yew Tree Cottage, Whipsnade

Licensed Premises

Old Hunters Lodge Hotel, Whipsnade

The Chequers Public House, Whipsnade