OS grid reference SU9687 Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Sunday 3:59 AM District South Bucks UK parliament constituency Beaconsfield | Civil parish Hedgerley Country England Area 6.8 km² Shire county Buckinghamshire Dialling code 01753 | |
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Population 873 (2011 census including Jordans) Weather 12°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
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Hedgerley is a village and civil parish in South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England. The parish is centred 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Beaconsfield and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Gerrards Cross. The parish has incorporated the formerly separate parish of Hedgerley Dean since 1934 (which was once a hamlet in parish of Farnham Royal).
Contents
- Dji f550 drone flight over hedgerley buckinghamshire
- Map of Hedgerley Slough UK
- Architecture and geography
- In film fiction and the media
- Demography
- References
Map of Hedgerley, Slough, UK
The toponym name "Hedgerley" is derived from the Old English meaning "Hycga's woodland clearing". In manorial rolls in 1195 it was recorded as Huggeleg.
Architecture and geography
Situated in the foothills of the Chiltern Hills, Hedgerley is a linear layout of red-brick and timber-framed cottages, amongst which Victoria Cottages date from the 16th century. It is bounded to the north by the M40 motorway. The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin was designed by the Gothic Revival architect Benjamin Ferrey and built in 1852. The Tudor Revival Rectory was built in 1846.
In film, fiction and the media
Scenes from Lionel Jeffries' 1972 family film 'The Amazing Mr Blunden' were filmed in the village and at the church.
The village including the fields and woods of the parish featured in an episode of Midsomer Murders.
Demography
The village's most notable resident was the infamous Judge Jeffreys (1645–89).
A few fields in the parish are called the sea fields as in spring they become full with bluebells.