Ivinghoe
Sign in to saveIvinghoe is a town and civil parish in east Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders with Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. It is northwest of London, north of Tring and south of Leighton Buzzard, close to the village of Pitstone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ivinghoe
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,939
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Ivinghoe
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ivinghoe - geograph.org.uk - 787578.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ivinghoe
- UK place.population
- 965
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP946162
- UK place.civil_parish
- Ivinghoe
- UK place.unitary_england
- Buckinghamshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Buckinghamshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- LEIGHTON BUZZARD
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Buckinghamshire
- Population
- +999
- Official website
- ivinghoe.co.uk
- Image
- Ivinghoe - geograph.org.uk - 787578.jpg
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Ivinghoe and Ivanhoe
- Location
- Buildings
- Lords of the Manor
- On Film
- Schools
- References
- External links
Ivinghoe is a town and civil parish in east Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders with Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. It is northwest of London, north of Tring and south of Leighton Buzzard, close to the village of Pitstone.
==Etymology== The town name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means 'Ifa's hill-spur'. The same name is found in Ivington (He) and its strong form in Iveston and Ivesley (Du). The term "hoh" ('projecting ridge of land, a promontory' similar to German Höhe) refers probably to Ivinghoe Beacon. Allen Mawer notes that Ivinghoe is located "at the base of a considerable spur of land jutting out from the main range of the Chilterns". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Evinghehou. Other forms: Iuingeho, Hythingho, Yvyngho (xii–xiii cent.); Ivanhoe (xvii cent.)