Chearsley
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.
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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.
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• Country — England • Official Name — Chearsley • Civil Parish — Chearsley • Population — 539 • Population Ref — (2011 Census) • Unitary England — Buckinghamshire • Lieutenancy England — Buckinghamshire • Region — South East England • Constituency Westminster — Mid Buckinghamshire • Post Town — Aylesbury • Postcode District — HP18 • Postcode Area — HP • Dial Code — 01844 • Os Grid Reference — SP715105 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
History
The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cerdeslai. 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.
Etymology
Etymology
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Cerdic's clearing' or 'Cerdic's lea'.
Elite personal names
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.
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Notability
The village was used as a location in the ITV television series Midsomer Murders – ep. Country Matters.
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Gallery
• Illustration — River Thame at Chearsley, view from footbridge at the Cuddington parish boundary. • Illustration — Parish Church of St Nicholas, Chearsley. • Illustration — The Bell Inn, Chearsley. • Illustration — River Thame floods facing Notley from Railway embankment
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