Chearsley

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Chearsley
Chearsley is located in Buckinghamshire
Chearsley
Chearsley
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population539 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP715105
Civil parish
  • Chearsley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAylesbury
Postcode districtHP18
Dialling code01844
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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UK
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Buckinghamshire
51°47′25″N 0°57′42″W / 51.7902°N 0.9617°W / 51.7902; -0.9617

Chearsley is a village and civil parish within the Buckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated about seven miles south west of Aylesbury, and about four miles north of Thame, in Oxfordshire.

History

The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cerdeslai.[citation needed] It was originally a hamlet in the nearby parish of Crendon. It was established as a parish in its own right by the Bishop of Lincoln in 1458.[citation needed]

Etymology

The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Cerdic's clearing' or 'Cerdic's lea'.

Elite personal names

The incidence of Brittonic personal names in the royal genealogies of a number of "Anglo-Saxon" dynasties is significant. The Wessex royal line was traditionally founded by a man named Cerdic, an undoubtedly Brittonic name ultimately derived from Caratacus. This may indicate that Cerdic was a native Briton, and that his dynasty became anglicised over time.[2][3]

Notability

The village was used as a location in the television series Midsomer Murders – ep. Country Matters, ITV.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics Census 2011, Accessed 3 February 2011
  2. ^ Koch, J.T., (2006) Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, ISBN 1-85109-440-7, pp. 392–393.
  3. ^ Myres, J.N.L. (1989) The English Settlements. Oxford University Press, pp. 146–147
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  • River Thame at Chearsley, view from footbridge at the Cuddington parish boundary.
    River Thame at Chearsley, view from footbridge at the Cuddington parish boundary.
  • Parish Church of St Nicholas, Chearsley.
    Parish Church of St Nicholas, Chearsley.
  • The Bell Inn, Chearsley.
    The Bell Inn, Chearsley.
  • River Thame floods facing Notley from Railway embankment
    River Thame floods facing Notley from Railway embankment