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Nether Winchendon

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OS grid reference
  
SP731122

Region
  
South East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Local time
  
Friday 5:10 PM

Shire county
  
Buckinghamshire

Dialling code
  
01844

Civil parish
  
Nether Winchendon

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Aylesbury

Population
  
165 (2011)

District
  
Aylesbury Vale

UK parliament constituency
  
Buckingham

Nether Winchendon

Weather
  
12°C, Wind NE at 23 km/h, 63% Humidity

Nether Winchendon or Lower Winchendon is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the county boundary with Oxfordshire, about 5.5 miles (9 km) west of Aylesbury and 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Haddenham.

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Map of Nether Winchendon, Aylesbury, UK

The toponym "Winchendon" is derived from the Old English for "hill at a bend". The Domesday Book of 1086 records Winchendon as Wincandone.

Nether Winchendon House

Nether Winchendon House, a manor house in Nether Winchendon, built on the site of an Augustinian priory that was a daughter house of Notley Abbey in Long Crendon. Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford bought and largely remodelled the priory in the 16th century. The house and gardens are now open to the public and the house is noted for its interior. Nether Winchendon House also hosts weddings.

Nether Winchendon in films and television

Nether Winchendon has been a frequent setting for television and film production, including two Midsomer Murders episodes (as different houses); Lady Pat's house in Forever Green and the BBC series Chef! starring Lenny Henry. St Nicholas' parish church was the setting for a baptism scene in the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, but can be seen only in the deleted scenes section of the DVD.

References

Nether Winchendon Wikipedia