1853 Musson and Cravens - Wing extract
WING, WITH THE HAMLETS OF ASCOTT, BURCOTT, LITTLEWORTH AND CRAFTON, is a parish, 3 miles south-west of Leighton Buzzard; containing 1425 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, value £338, in the patronage of the earl of Chesterfield, and incumbency of the Rev. Peter Thomas Ouvry, M.A. The church has been lately restored, and the pews altered. The Baptists and Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists have chapels here. There are Church and Infant Schools. The former was built by Lord Overstone, in 1850, with a. residence for the master, at a. cost of about £700. The almshouses for eight poor men and women, were founded in 1516, by Dame Dorothy Pelham. The inmates receive each 4s. per week.
Ascot House, for many years the seat of the Dormers, and inherited from them by the earls of Chesterfield, has been pulled down, but the park is still enclosed.
Cottesloe, which gave name to the Hundred, was a hamlet in this parish, but is now depopulated.
Gentry
| Adams Miss Sophia | Burcott |
| Hart Rev. John, M.A. | |
| Ouvry Rev. Peter Thomas | vicar |
| Randle Mr. Benjamin |
Trades
| Adams Henry | farmer, Burcott |
| Akehurst Mary Ann | mistress of Church School |
| Attwood Richard | victualler, "Cock," and postmaster |
| Beckett Jonathan | grocer, Littleworth |
| Bedford Joseph | boot and shoemaker |
| Bennett Joseph | farmer, West park |
| Biggs Edward | farmer, Burcott |
| Biggs James | grocer |
| Bone John | grocer |
| Brandon Thomas | blacksmith and dairyman, Ascott |
| Brown Thomas | farrier |
| Capp Stephen | dairyman |
| Capp Thomas | boot and shoemaker, Crafton |
| Coles Leah | grocer and draper |
| Collins Bernard and Joseph | farmers, Crafton |
| Denchfield George | carpenter |
| Denchfield George, jun | carpenter and grocer |
| Denchfield Levi | carpenter and wheelwright |
| Denchfield Thomas | victualler, "Six Bells," Burcott |
| Dimmock Thomas | dairyman |
| Dimmock William | carpenter, Littleworth |
| Drinkwater William | baker |
| Flemings John | farmer, Crafton |
| Foster John | blacksmith |
| Foster Mary | straw bonnet maker |
| Fountain Bernard | farmer, Wingbury |
| Gates John | farmer, Ascott |
| Gates John | victualler, “Royal Oak," Ascott green |
| Hardwick Joseph | carpenter |
| Harris Richard | farmer, and corn miller |
| Hart Thomas | auctioneer, valuer, land agent, and farmer, Ascott |
| Hart William | farmer |
| Headly George | straw plat dealer |
| Hedges Richard | farmer, Cottesloe |
| Heley Susan | butcher |
| Heley William | maltster and corn factor |
| Mortimere William | tailor, and registrar of births, deaths, and marriages |
| Onley James | farmer, Crafton |
| Page William | butcher and shopkeeper |
| Paine James | farmer, Wingbury |
| Prentice Martha | farmer, Ascott field |
| Prentice Thomas | farmer, Burcott |
| Rose George | farmer, Tinker's hole |
| Rose William | shopkeeper |
| Rogers Edmund | butcher |
| Sear Joseph | bricklayer |
| Smith Mary | farmer, Burcott |
| Swannell Joseph A. | farmer, Burcott |
| Tanner Alfred | grocer |
| Thorn George | shopkeeper |
| Walter Robert | shopkeeper |
| Ward Mary | Infant schoolmistress |
| Ward Robert | Church schoolmaster |
| Webster Alexander | land agent |
| Whipham William | grocer |
| Willison Robert | farmer, Crafton |
| Windmill John | victualler, " Queen's Head" |
| Windmill Thomas | baker and wheelwright |
| Woodman William Hedges | farmer |
| Young John | tailor |
Post Office
Attwood Richard, postmaster. Letters arrive,7 ½ a.m, winter; and 7 a.m, summer: depart, 7pm
Places of Worship
Church: Ouvry Rev. Peter Thomas. M.A., vicar. Service. 10 ½ a.m., and 2 ½ p.m., winter; and 6 p.m, summer
Baptist Chapel: No regular minister. Service, 3 and 6 p.m.
Primitive Methodist Chapel: Circuit preachers. Service, 2 and 6 p.m
Wesleyan Chapel: Circuit preachers. Service, 2 and 6 p.m
Schools
Church School: Ward Robert, master; Akehurst Mary Ann, mistress. Number of boys. 80; girls, 30
Infant School: Ward Mary, mistress. Number of children, 30
Carrier
Aylesbury: Lee James, sat, 9am
Leighton Buzzard: Lee James, mon, tues, wed, thurs, and fri, 9am