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Is there a place called Eaton in Bucks?

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*Sharm

*Sharm Report 21 Jul 2007 18:58

Anyone know please its doing my head in! i cant seem to find it. Thankyou Sharmala.

Foggy

Foggy Report 21 Jul 2007 19:06

I think you will find that Eaton is next to Windsor in Berkshire

Penny

Penny Report 21 Jul 2007 19:25

.....and usually spelled Eton Eaton is in Cheshire. Eaton Socon in Cambs Eaton Constantine in shrops Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire Eaton Bishop Herefordshire

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 21 Jul 2007 19:30

Theres an 'Eaton Bray' Bucks/Beds Gerri x

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 21 Jul 2007 19:35

If you Google, theres a Eaton Mill Primary school. Maybe theres some history there? Depends what year your looking at....1700?1800?1900? Gerri x

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 21 Jul 2007 19:50

Eton used to be in Buckinghamshire in Victorian times. Now it's in Berkshire.

*Sharm

*Sharm Report 21 Jul 2007 19:56

thanks everyone paul so it must be correct then why did they change places? so eton was in bucks then.

Penny

Penny Report 21 Jul 2007 19:57

Eton didnt move, the county boundary line did

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 21 Jul 2007 21:18

There was a major reshuffle of county boundaries in 1974, and I expect that is when Eton moved counties! OC