Cholesbury
Sign in to saveCholesbury (recorded as Chelwardisbyry in the 13th century) is a village in the civil parish of Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards, in Buckinghamshire, England, on the border with Hertfordshire. It is situated in the Chiltern Hills, about east of Wendover, north of Chesham and from Berkhamsted.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cholesbury
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 326
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards
- Official website
- www.cholesbury.com
- Image
- Cholesbury village hall.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01494
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- Commons category
- Cholesbury
- postal code
- HP23
- OS grid reference
- SP930070
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Geology
- Land use
- Settlement
- History
- Origins and the first settlement
- Development of the manor and village
- English Civil War
- Impact of the Poor Laws
- Local economy
- Demographics
- Notable people
- Landmarks and buildings
- Governance
- Education
- Transport
- Sport and recreation
- External links
- Citations
- References
Cholesbury (recorded as Chelwardisbyry in the 13th century) is a village in the civil parish of Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards, in Buckinghamshire, England, on the border with Hertfordshire. It is situated in the Chiltern Hills, about east of Wendover, north of Chesham and from Berkhamsted.
Cholesbury is one of four villages comprising Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards parish. Braziers End is a hamlet which has always been closely associated with Cholesbury.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cholesbury” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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