About Peter Ditchfield
Lived 1854 – 1930 (aged 76). Peter Ditchfield was a British historian, anglican priest and priest, known for English local history.
Rev. Peter Hampson Ditchfield, FSA (20 April 1854 – 16 September 1930) was a Church of England priest, historian and prolific author. He is notable for having co-edited three Berkshire volumes of the Victoria County History which were published between 1907 and 1924.
Life Peter Ditchfield was born in Westhoughton, Lancashire in 1854.
He served as Secretary of the Berkshire Archaeological Society for 38 years until 1929, when he became its president. He edited the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Archaeological Journal from 1897 until his death.
Ditchfield was a Freemason. He was Grand Chaplain of the Freemasons of England in 1917 and of the Mark Masons in 1918.
Personal life In 1898 Ditchfield married the daughter of Charles Smith of Ravenswood, Berkshire.
Selected works
co-authored with George Clinch
edited with the Ven. Edward Barber
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Who was Peter Ditchfield?
British historian and priest (1854-1930)
When was Peter Ditchfield born?
Peter Ditchfield was born on 20 April 1854 in Westhoughton.
When did Peter Ditchfield die?
Peter Ditchfield died on 16 September 1930 in Barkham.
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Peter Ditchfield was a historian, anglican priest and priest.
What was Peter Ditchfield known for?
Peter Ditchfield was known for English local history.
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Peter Ditchfield was British.
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