Cippenham
| Cippenham | |
| Buckinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 Cippenham Green | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU945805 |
| Location: | 51°30’56"N, -0°38’22"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Slough |
| Postcode: | SL1 |
| Dialling code: | 01628/01753 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Slough |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Slough |
Cippenham is a village in Buckinghamshire which has become a suburb of Slough. Close by are the neighbouring Buckinghamshire towns and villages of Beaconsfield, Farnham Common, Burnham, Gerrards Cross, Stoke Poges and Taplow.
The name Cippenham derives from the Old English Cippan-ham, meaning Cippa's homestead.
History
King Henry III had a palace here, marked on modern maps as "Cippenham Moat" and now very close to the M4 motorway.
Cippenham Green was a part of the Parish of Burnham, where villagers grazed their cows, until the end of the 19th century. It still has the only ancient village green left within the bounds of Slough's urban growth. In 1925,[1] Cippenham was described as some cottages and other buildings clustering around the green, with several large farms on the outskirts. Notable large houses included Western House, occupied by Mr Josiah Gregory. Western House is the name of the current primary school, which moved in April 2006 to new premises in the centre of the new Cedar Parks housing development. Other notable houses from the early 20th century include Cippenham Lodge and Cippenham Court. The Long Barn public house dates from the 17th century and was originally a farm outbuilding belonging to Cippenham Court: a market research company now occupies the original site of Cippenham Court. Cippenham Lodge still stands as a private dwelling in Lower Cippenham Lane. Much of the original farmland has now been built on in the major housing developments of Windsor Meadows and Cedar Parks, which is still in the final phases of development.
During the First World War a vehicle repair depot was established in the grounds of Cippenham Court Farm. After the war the site was sold to a group of businessmen called the Slough Trading Company, who changed their name in 1926 to Slough Estates Ltd. This formed the basis of Slough Trading Estate – the first trading estate established in the world.
References
- ↑ A History of the County of Buckingham - Volume 3 pp 165-184: Parishes: Burnham with Lower Boveney (Victoria County History)