Welcome to the website of the Princes Risborough Area Heritage Society. This friendly group was formed in the 1980s to promote the history of this old Market Town whose name goes back to the 10thC when the Saxons gave it the descriptive title "Hrisanbyrge", The prefix "Princes" was added in the 14thC for the Black Prince, who bred horses here at the royal stud farm, now The Mount Car Park.
The upcoming Society meeting, on Wednesday 4th December at the Brushwood Suite, Wades Park differs from our more usual topics by presenting the work of a very present-day medical charity. At a time when the NHS is on everyone's mind it is a seasonal reminder of how fortunate we are compared with the plight of many in less-developed countries.
