A Brief History of Aylesbury

AYLESBURY IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Aylesbury started as a Saxon settlement called Angel’s burgh. Burgh may be a Saxon word sense fort or fortified settlement. it's possible Saxon Aylesbury had a ditch and earth rampart with a wooden palisade on top. By the 11th century, Aylesbury had a mint and doubtless had a weekly market.

However, Aylesbury was no quite an outsized village with a population of a couple of hundred. for hundreds of years, Aylesbury remained an outsized village instead of a town. Most of the people in Aylesbury made their living from farming instead of from the industry.

However, Medieval Aylesbury was an office. due to its weekly market, it served as a focus for the encompassing villages. From the 13th century, Aylesbury also had 2 fairs. within the Middle, Ages fairs were like markets but they were held just one occasion a year for a couple of days. People would come from everywhere Buckinghamshire to shop for and sell at an Aylesbury fair.

In the late 14th century Franciscan friars arrived in Aylesbury. Friars were like monks but rather than withdrawing from the planet they went bent preach. Franciscans were called grey friars due to the color of their costumes. within the Middle Ages, there was also a leper hospital just outside Aylesbury dedicated to St Leonard.

AYLESBURY 1500-1800

In the 1530s Henry VIII closed the friary in Aylesbury and it had been made into a personal house.

Then within the 17th century John Hampden the local MP became a hero because he refused to pay customs, a tax wont to fund the navy. (Traditionally this tax was only raised in counties with a coast, not inland counties). In 1642 came the war between king and parliament. Generally, the people of Aylesbury supported parliament. However, in November 1642, a royalist army occupied the town. Then came the battle of Aylesbury. Parliament sent a military towards Aylesbury and therefore the royalists visited meet them at Holmans Bridge. the lads of Aylesbury formed a militia, which attacked the royalists from behind. The royalists were defeated and were forced to escape. Parliament managed to carry on to Aylesbury for the remainder of the war.

In the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries, there was a lace-making industry in Aylesbury. But it had been the sole significant industry within the town. there have been some craftsmen like carpenters, butchers, bakers, and blacksmiths serving the area people but that's all. for hundreds of years, Aylesbury continued as an outsized village instead of a town with many of its inhabitants farming the encompassing land. Some were craftsmen.

Aylesbury was also a training town. it had been on several important routes and lots of stagecoaches stopped at the town’s inns. Alfred the good made Buckingham the shire town of Buckinghamshire in 888. However, in 1725 a fireplace destroyed much of the town and therefore the county government was switched to Aylesbury. The old County Hall was built about 1740. within the 18th century, Aylesbury became famous for the local breed of duck.

AYLESBURY within the 19th CENTURY

Aylesbury grew much bigger within the 19th century. In 1801 the population of Aylesbury was 3,186. it might seem tiny to us but by the standards of the time, it had been a little town. By 1831 the population had reached 4,907.

A canal was dug to Aylesbury in 1814. In Eighteen-Thirty-Nine Aylesbury was interlinked to the London to Birmingham railway. In 1863 it had been connected by rail to High Wycombe. The railway boosted the population of Aylesbury.

In 1832 50 people in Aylesbury died in an epidemic of cholera.

However, amenities improved within the 19th century Aylesbury. From Eighteen-Thirty-Four the streets of Aylesbury were lit by gas. An infirmary opened in 1833. It later became the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital. the primary police was formed in 1837. A cemetery opened in 1857. In 1867 a waterworks opened and therefore the town soon had a piped water system. Also within the 1860s, a network of sewers was built. The famous tower was inbuilt 1876 and public baths were inbuilt 1895. Meanwhile in 1894 Aylesbury was made an urban district council.

In the early Nineteenth Century, the lace industry died out of the track but there was a silk (fabric) industry in Aylesbury. Other industries were printing and brewing. within the late 19th century milk was made in Aylesbury. However, Victorian Aylesbury remained a town instead of a producing center. In 1865 an exchange was built where grain might be bought and sold and Aylesbury continued to be famous for its ducks.

AYLESBURY within the 20th CENTURY

In 1901 Aylesbury had a population of 9,240. During the 20th century conditions in Aylesbury continued to enhance. A museum opened in Aylesbury in 1908 and in 1912 a statue of John Hampden was erected within the town. Furthermore, Aylesbury gained an electricity supply in 1915. Then in 1917 Aylesbury was made a borough.

In 1920 the council began building Southcourt Estate. it had been greatly expanded within the 1950s. Meanwhile, Vale open-air swimming bath opened in 1935. Stoke Mandeville Hospital opened in 1940. Aylesbury tech opened in 1947.

In 1951 the population of Aylesbury was still only 21,240 but in 1952 it had been agreed it might become an overspill town for London. The population of Aylesbury then boomed.

Meanwhile, Grange school opened in 1954. In 1966 a replacement County Hall was built and Friars Square was created. In 1974 Aylesbury was made a part of Aylesbury Vale Council. The Civic Centre was inbuilt 1975. Hale Leys plaza opened in 1983. The open-air market was pedestrianized in 1984. In 1987 the cattle market closed, a sure sign Aylesbury had ceased to be a rural town. The Friars Square plaza closed for refurbishment within the early 1990s. It re-opened in 1993.

AYLESBURY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

In the 21st century, Aylesbury continued to thrive. Bourg Walk Bridge opened in 2009. Waterside Theatre opened in Aylesbury opened in 2010. Today the population of Aylesbury is 56,000.

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