Towns & cities · West Midlands
Horsenden
Horsenden — village in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Princes Risborough · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Horsenden is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.7195°, -0.8532°.
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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
Horsenden is a hamlet in the civil parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is approximately one mile west of Princes Risborough, seven miles south of Aylesbury and three miles south-west of Chinnor in Oxfordshire. The Icknield Way passes just to the north of the village from north-east to south-west, although there is no connecting road through the hamlet itself.
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Background
History
After the Norman Conquest the land was in the possession of the Count of Mortain. After 1215 it was passed to Robert de Braybrook. Sir John Donne then acquired the estates in 1480. Horsenden House as it was then known was garrisoned during the English Civil War for Charles I by the Royalist Sir John Denham who managed to maintain possession after the Restoration. During the 18th and 19th century there were a number of owners and the House slipped into neglect. In 1810, the House was restored and rebuilt and sometime later renamed Horsenden Manor. At the height of The Blitz during the Second World War, the insurance company Norwich Union moved their offices from Piccadilly, Fleet Street and…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7195, -0.8532
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Longwick-cum-Ilmer
- Postcode
- HP27 9NF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Nearest railway station
- Princes Risborough — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q948915 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Horsenden (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Horsenden village houses - geograph.org.uk - 32879.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Horsenden?
- Horsenden is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP27 9NF), in the parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer.
- Is Horsenden a protected site?
- Yes — Horsenden is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Horsenden free to visit?
- Yes, Horsenden is free to enter.
- How do I get to Horsenden?
- The nearest railway station is Princes Risborough, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HP27 9NF.