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Buckingham, Bucks - St Peter and St Paul church

This is the church where Ansel Smith and Rachel Woolhead were married on 4th March 1878.

Buckingham is probably 7th Century in origin, it is first referred to in the year 918 when, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Edward the Elder stationed his army in the village during an attack on Danish invaders. It is likely that Edward's stronghold stood on Castle Hill, later the site of a Norman castle and now the location of the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul. Throughout the Middle Ages Buckingham prospered as a market town, with official Charters from Mary Tudor in 1554 and Charles II in 1684 allowing for market days and two annual fairs. The town also welcomed some famous royal guests: Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife, was resident in Buckingham in 1514; Edward VI founded the town's Latin School and Elizabeth I dined at the manor house while travelling to Bicester. During the Civil War, Charles I spent time in the town, as did his rival Cromwell, reflecting the fact that Buckingham's local gentry took opposing sides in the conflict. In 1724, a disastrous fire destroyed much of the ancient town centre. Reconstruction followed, and various fine buildings dating from the period include the Town Hall, the Old Gaol and the Church of St Peter and St Paul.

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