Nether Winchendon
| Nether Winchendon | |
| Buckinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 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.
References
- ↑ "Area: Nether Winchendon (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126842&c=Nether+Winchendon&d=16&e=62&g=6404064&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359915701301&enc=1.
- ↑ Nether Winchendon House
Further reading
- Page, W.H., ed (1927). "Lower or Nether Winchendon". A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 118–122. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62547.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Buckinghamshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 212–213. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.
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