Page-Turner Family History

Sir Gregory Page-Turner, 3rd Baronet  (16 February 1748 – 4 January 1805) was a wealthy landowner and politician in late 18th century  England , serving as  Member of Parliament  (MP) for  Thirsk  for 21 years. Gregory Turner ("Page" was added later) was the eldest son of  Sir Edward Turner, 2 nd Baronet  of  Ambrosden  near  Bicester  in  Oxfordshire . Gregory succeeded him to become the third  Turner baronet  on 31 October 1766. Sir Gregory his successor was born Feb. 16, 1748, and succeeded his father in titles and estates on the 3lst of October, 1766. He was chiefly educated by the Rev. J. Prinsep, (father to the present high bailiff of Southwark) from whom he was removed to Eton college, where (whilst Mr. Turner) he distinguished himself by the following elegant copy of Latin verses translated into English . Leaving those ancient walls, the boasted seat By Henry rear’d “for learning’s calm retreat; T...

Ambrosden the village and House Like many other villages, Ambrosden’s history can be traced back to Saxon times. Although some people believe that Ambrosden was named after Ambrosius Aurelianus, a 5th-century British-Roman military leader who supposedly encamped close to the present site of Ambrosden to help the neighbouring military garrison at Alchester in conflicts with the Anglo-Saxons, historians believe the name actually came from the Old English for “Ambre’s hill”. The course of Akeman Street, a Roman road that linked Watling Street with the Fosse Way, passes through the parish just to the north of the village. Roman pottery has been found in the area and, when the scholar and antiquarian White Kennett was Vicar of Ambrosden (1685-1708), ancient Danish remains were found in the area too.   St Mary the Virgin Church The parish church of St. Mary the Virgin has been refurbished many times over the centuries. Although the door dates from Norman times the west tower is Ear...