“History and Topography of Buckinghamshire”, Sheahan J. J., 1862.
The District Church (All Saints) has been endowed with £30 per annum by the Society of New College, Oxford, chargeable on the college estate in Whaddon. Only the chancel and the chancel aisle of the edifice are yet completed, and the building is now suspended for want of funds. The portion finished, together with the surrounding churchyard (as a place of burial for the inhabitants of Nash only), was consecrated in May, 1858. The tithes of Nash were commuted for land at the time of the inclosure of waste or common lands here in 1831, and conveyed to the Vicar of Whaddon, though Nash no longer forms part of Whaddon parish.
“Records of Buckinghamshire, Vol II”, 1863
‘Nash Church’
On November 5th, 1857, the foundation stone of a Church at Nash, a populous hamlet in the parish of Thornton, was laid by the Hon. Richard Cavendish, of Thornton Hall, who, besides granting ground for the Church, Churchyard, and Schools, contributed £1,200 to the building fund. The intended Church is designed to hold nearly 300 persons, and is to consist of chancel with chancel aisle, and nave with north aisle. Architect, Mr. G.E. Street; builder, Mr. Wyatt, Oxford. The chancel was consecrated and opened for Divine Service on May 10, 1858.
“Kelly’s Directory”, 1864
Nash is a parish and small village, distant 4½ miles south from Stony Stratford, and 6 east from Buckingham, in Cottesloe hundred, Winslow union, county court district and archdeaconry of Buckingham, and diocese of Oxford. The church of All Saints has recently been erected by subscription, and is a small elegant Gothic structure in the Decorated style, with nave, chancel, and a chancel aisle, and a handsome east window. The living is a rectory, annexed to that of Thornton, joint annual value about £230, in the gift of Hon. Richard Cavendish, and held by the Rev. R Hope Hooper, M/A., of Lincoln College, Oxford.
“Kelly’s Directory”, 1887
Nash is a hamlet in the parish of Whaddon, 4½ miles south from Stony Stratford, and 6 east from Buckingham, in the Northern division of the county, Cottesloe hundred, Winslow petty sessional division and union, county court district of Buckingham, rural deanery of Buckingham, archdeaconry of Buckingham, and diocese of Oxford. The church of All Saints is a small but elegant edifice of stone in the Gothic style, from designs by the late G. E. Street esq. R.A. consisting of chancel, aisle, nave, north aisle and north porch: the east and west windows are stained: the foundation stone was laid Nov. 5th, 1857, by the Hon. Richard Cavendish, of Thornton Hall, who gave the sites for the church, churchyard and schools, and contributed £1,200 to the building fund: the chancel was consecrated and opened May 10th, 1858, and the rest of the church in 1861: there are 220 sittings, all free. The register dates from the year 1861. The living is annexed to the rectory of Thornton, tithe rent-charge £254, net joint yearly value £229, with 1¼ acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Cavendish trustees, and held since 1878 by the Rev. William Thomas Wilson Lang; the Rev. Albert Gardner Bené M.A. of Queens’ College, Cambridge, is curate in charge.
“The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire”, Cocks A. H, 1897.
Nash. All Saints. Chancel consecrated 1858; the rest of the Church built 1861. It is in the parish of Whaddon, but the living is annexed to this rectory. One bell.
“Victoria History of the Counties of England”, Page W. ed 1905-1928 (Thornton).
There is now no house for the incumbent, as the rector resides at Nash, a chapelry to Thornton since 1854.
The chapelry of All Saints, Nash, a hamlet of Whaddon, Cottesloe Hundred, was annexed to Thornton for ecclesiastical purposes on 15 April 1854. It is endowed with £30 a year, payable out of the Whaddon estate of New College, Oxford, but the tithes were commuted in 1831 and conveyed to the vicar of Whaddon.
“Victoria History of the Counties of England”, Page W. ed 1905-1928 (Whaddon with Nash).
The church of ALL SAINTS, Nash, the foundation stone of which was laid in 1857, is a small stone building, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch, and bell-turret, erected from designs of the late G. E. Street. The living is in the gift of Major H. W. Harris, being annexed to Thornton rectory.
“Black’s Guide to Buckinghamshire”, Mitton G. E., 1907.
Nash is altogether a dreary and uninteresting place. It is of some size, and has a perfectly new little church, which does not possess any feature calling for comment.
“Buildings of Buckinghamshire”, Pevsner, 1960.
ALL SAINTS.
By G. E. Street, 1857-8. The nave was built in 1861; it was simplified from the original designs of 1856. Nave with chancel and w bellcote; of light brown stone. Lancets, bar tracery and punched plate tracery. E window shafted inside and out. Wide chancel arch. Natural-coloured wall rendering makes the interior look grey. A few touches, such as the E buttresses and drop-sill sedilia, reveal Street’s individuality. – STAINED GLASS. E window 1861.