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.