Hazlemere
Sign in to saveHazlemere is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, northeast of High Wycombe on the A404 leading to Amersham, which intersects with the B474 at Hazlemere. To the north of the village is the hamlet of Holmer Green, which is in the civil parish of Little Missenden.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Village and civil parish
- UK place.official_name
- Hazlemere
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 1.64
- UK place.population
- 9623
- UK place.unitary_england
- Buckinghamshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Buckinghamshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Chesham and Amersham
- UK place.post_town
- High Wycombe
- UK place.postcode_district
- HP15
- UK place.static_image_name
- Holy Trinity Church Hazlemere.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Holy Trinity Church, Hazlemere
- UK place.postcode_area
- HP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01494
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU891955
- UK place.website
- Hazlemere Parish Council
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Hazlemere is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, northeast of High Wycombe on the A404 leading to Amersham, which intersects with the B474 at Hazlemere. To the north of the village is the hamlet of Holmer Green, which is in the civil parish of Little Missenden.
==History== thumb|left|Hazlemere in the snow thumb|left|Park Parade shops in 2006 Hazlemere was a small hamlet in the ancient Desborough Hundred, and the name is recorded as long ago as the 13th century. The crossroads at the centre of the village was originally the meeting point of three different parishes, Penn, Hughenden, and Chepping Wycombe. The ecclesiastical parish of Hazlemere was formed in 1847 when the population was recorded as 766.