Little Hampden

Little Hampden
Buckinghamshire
Little Hampden Church
Location
Grid reference:	SP858036
Location:	51°43’31"N, -0°45’29"W
Data
Post town:	Great Missenden
Postcode:	HP16
Dialling code:	01494
Local Government
Council:	Buckinghamshire
Parliamentary constituency:	Wycombe

Little Hampden is a tiny Chiltern village in Buckinghamshire, found a mile and a half or so north of Great Hampden, with which it shares much of its history.

The village is on a narrow, dead-end lane running up from Hampden Bottom, and largely concealed within the woods of Little Hampden Common. The nearest village is Dunsmore just under a mile to the north, reached by a footpath – it is several miles by road.

Church and around

There is a small parish church in the village, known just as Little Hampden Church. It is a delightful, tiny, peaceful church nestled in the Little Hampden Valley. The nave of the church was built in the 13th Century and a distinctive half-timbered porch was added in the 15th century. There are 13th century wall paintings of saints inside that were discovered in 1907, however they are incomplete due to a major rebuild of the chancel in 1859.

Opposite the church is Manor Farm which is white plastered.

Outside links

• Little Hampden Church