ɪnðə lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z ænd ˈɑːnwɚd, ðə hˈɪðɚtˌuː ɹˈʊɹɹəl bˈɑːntʃɜːtʃ wʌz dɪvˈɛləpt fɔːɹ pɹˈaɪvət vˈɪləz, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ lˈænd ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ænd sˈeɪl baɪ ðə ɹˈɛvɚɹˌɛnd dʒˈeɪmz wˈaɪt.
In the late 1830s and onward, the hitherto rural Bonchurch was developed for private villas, following land acquisition and sale by the Reverend James White.