Little Marlow
| Little Marlow | |
| Buckinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 St John the Baptist, Little Marlow | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU8788 |
| Location: | 51°35’6"N, -0°44’28"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,331 (2001) |
| Post town: | Marlow |
| Postcode: | SL7 |
| Dialling code: | 01628 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Buckinghamshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Beaconsfield |
Little Marlow is a village in Buckinghamshire. It stands on the north bank of the River Thames, about a mile downstream of Marlow, which latter town is formally "Great Marlow".
The name "Marlow" is derived from the Old English for "land remaining after the draining of a pool". In 1015 it was recorded as Merelafan.
Hamlets in the parish of Little Marlow include Coldmoorholme, Fern, Handy Cross, Sheepridge, and Winchbottom.
The village cottages are set around a large space, surrounded by lime trees, that is used as a cricket ground and village green where an annual fête is held.
The parish church is St John the Baptist, which lies at the heart of the village, not far from the river and next to the Manor House. The original construction of the church is Norman, dating from the final years of the 12th century. Most of the building was built during the 14th and 15th centuries.
Little Marlow was once the site of a Benedictine convent which convent belonged to Bisham Abbey. It was seized by the Crown in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1547 and was eventually demolished in 1740.
Today the village is in a scenic location on the River Thames, although home to a large sewage works and gravel extraction plant.
There are two public houses in the village: the Kings Head and the Queens Head.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Little Marlow) |
- Little Marlow Parish Council
- Little Marlow Cricket Club
- St John the Baptist, Little Marlow
- The King's Head public house
- The Queens Head public house
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