MURSLEY, a village and a parish in Winslow district, Bucks. The village stands 1 ½ mile ESE of Swanbourne r. station, and 3 ¼ E by N of Winslow; was once a market town; and has a post-office under Winslow. —The parish contains also the hamlet of Salden. Acres, 2,840. Real property, £4,248. Pop., 482. Houses, 112. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to W. Selby Lowndes, Esq. A mansion of the Fortescue family stood at Salden, but was taken down in 1743. The living is a rectory in the diocese of. Oxford. Value, £350. Patron, W. Selby Lowndes, Esq. The church stands on an eminence, with a commanding view; and is a neat structure, with a tower. There are a Baptist chapel, a national infant school, and charities £7.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
