Bledlow Ridge
Bledlow Ridge is a village in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire, and a sizable one for its position, with a population 940 estimated in 2004. It is its own ecclesiastical parish, though in the civil parish of Bledlow-cum-Saunderton. It is named after the hill of the same name on which it sits: Bledlow Ridge is a hill on the Chilterns stretching south-east to north-west, towards the perpendicular escarpment of the range.
Originally Bledlow Ridge was a hamlet within the ecclesiastical parish of Bledlow, but it gained separate status in 1868 when the new chapel, dedicated to St Paul, was built here. It is some miles south of Bledlow, about four miles south of Princes Risborough and on the road between the High Wycombe and Chinnor. The Oxfordshire border is close by to the west, the closest town being Stokenchurch in the latter county.
In common with other similar villages in the Chiltern Hills properties have become increasingly sought after due to its location and the improvement in rail and road connections to London. It has a recently refurbished village shop, The Country Store (formerly the "Kedai"), and a local school, Bledlow Ridge School. Bledlow Ridge has a number of clubs such as 'Bridge' a youth club and a cricket club. As well as the corner shop, there is also a park, tennis courts and a cricket pitch owned by the 'Bledlow Ridge Cricket Club'.
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- Location map: 51°40’12"N, -0°50’46"W
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