Terrible toll of the First World War

Born in Lillingstone Dayrell possibly in 1876, he was the second child/first son of Sarah Jeffery. The 1881 census shows him living at Chapel Green, Lillingstone Dayrell, with his mother – a widow at the age of 33 – a brother and two si

No longer on the wrong side of the digital divide

Around 400 households in Lillingstone Lovell, Lillingstone Dayrell, Akeley and Leckhampstead will benefit from the fibre-optic cables which will carry the broadband connection. The villages will share in a £775,000 pot granted by the Broadband

Terrible toll of the First World War

The 1881 census shows him living at Chapel Green, Lillingstone Dayrell, with his mother – a widow at the age of 33 – a brother and two sisters. He enlisted in the Army in 1895, aged 19 or 20 and probably served in India. The 1911 census shows