Towns & cities · West Midlands
Cheddington
Cheddington — village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cheddington · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Cheddington is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 623 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 1,754 people. Address: LU7. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England". Coordinates: 51.8470°, -0.6640°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cheddington is a village and civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. The parish has an area of 1,429 acres (578 ha). The village is about 6 miles northeast of Aylesbury and three miles north of Tring in Hertfordshire. The hamlet of Cooks Wharf has grown up where the main road into the village from Pitstone crosses the Grand Union Canal.
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Background
History
The earliest known record of the village is in the Domesday Book of 1086, in which it is called Cetendone, which is Old English for "Cetta's Hill". The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles was originally Norman. There is also a Methodist church with a large congregation. Cheddington manor house is a much gabled and half-timbered red-brick building under a tiled roof, dating from the 16th century. In 1963 Cheddington featured in the national press as it was near the location of the Great Train Robbery of 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge in the hamlet of Ledburn. In 1984, Cheddington received national notoriety as the location of the first assault by Malcolm Fairley, a violent armed…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8470, -0.6640
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Cheddington
- Postcode
- LU7
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aylesbury
- Population
- 1,754
- Nearest railway station
- Cheddington — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.cheddington.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q548588 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cheddington (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Giles, Cheddington - The Tower - geograph.org.uk - 330028.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cheddington?
- Cheddington is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LU7), in the parish of Cheddington.
- Is Cheddington a protected site?
- Yes — Cheddington is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Cheddington free to visit?
- Yes, Cheddington is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cheddington?
- The nearest railway station is Cheddington, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LU7.