Charndon

Charndon is a hamlet and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England.

Charndon

Charndon
Charndon
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population862 {2011 Census including Calvert}[1]
OS grid referenceSP6724
Civil parish
  • Charndon
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBicester
Postcode districtOX27
Dialling code01296
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

The hamlet's toponym combines Brythonic and Old English origins, as is common with other places in this part of the country (see, for example, Brill and Bow Brickhill). It means "cairn hill", cairn being a Celtic word for a ceremonial hill or pile of stones. The Domesday Book of 1086 records the hamlet as Credendone.

During World War Two a Vickers Wellington Bomber Aircraft crashed West of the Hamlet, killing all on board.

Within the hamlet of Charndon is the Charndon Grounds estate, once the site of a large country house.

References

  1. Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013

Further reading

  • Page, W.H., ed. (1927). A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 254–259.
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