Nether Winchendon

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Nether Winchendon
Buckinghamshire
The Church of St Nicholas - Nether Winchendon - geograph.org.uk - 450106.jpg
St Nicholas' parish church
Location
Grid reference: SP731122
Location: 51°48’14"N, 0°56’19"W
Data
Population: 165  (2011[1])
Post town: Aylesbury
Postcode: HP18
Dialling code: 01844
Local Government
Council: Buckinghamshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Buckingham
Website: Parish Meeting

Nether Winchendon or Lower Winchendon is a village and parish in the Ashendon Hundred of Buckinghamshire. It is near the border with Oxfordshire, about 5½ miles west of Aylesbury and 2½ miles north of Haddenham.

The toponym "Winchendon" is derived from the Old English for "hill at a bend". The Domesday Book of 1086 records Winchendon as Wincandone.

Nether Winchendon House

Nether Winchendon House is a manor house in Nether Winchendon, built on the site of an Augustinian priory that was a daughter house of Notley Abbey in Long Crendon.[2] Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford bought and largely remodelled the priory. The house and gardens are now open to the public and the house is noted for its interior. Nether Winchendon House also hosts weddings.

Nether Winchendon in films and television

Nether Winchendon has been a frequent setting for television and film production, including two Midsomer Murders episodes (as different houses); Lady Pat's house in Forever Green and the BBC series Chef! starring Lenny Henry. St Nicholas' parish church was the setting for a baptism scene in the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, but can be seen only in the deleted scenes section of the DVD.

Notable residents

  • Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet - as governor of the provinces of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay, his uncompromising policies were instrumental in the events leading to the American Revolution.

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