Medmenham
Sign in to saveMedmenham () is a village and civil parish in south-west Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the River Thames, about southwest of Marlow and east of Henley-on-Thames. The parish also includes Danesfield, a housing estate predominantly for RAF officers, although families of other ranks from the RAF, Royal Navy and British Army also live there.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Medmenham
- UK place.type
- Village
- UK place.static_image_name
- Medmenham Church.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Peter's Parish Church
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.population
- 1,030
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU8084
- UK place.civil_parish
- Medmenham
- UK place.unitary_england
- Buckinghamshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Buckinghamshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Buckinghamshire
- Population
- +1030
- Body of water
- River Thames
- Image
- Ferry Lane, Medmenham - geograph.org.uk - 963316.jpg
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Article
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- Toponym
- Features
- Abbey
- Landmarks of the Civil Parish
- References
- External links
Medmenham () is a village and civil parish in south-west Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the River Thames, about southwest of Marlow and east of Henley-on-Thames. The parish also includes Danesfield, a housing estate predominantly for RAF officers, although families of other ranks from the RAF, Royal Navy and British Army also live there.
==Toponym== The toponym is derived from the Old English for "middle-sized homestead". An alternative explanation of the name is from the Saxon leader Meda, whose followers were known as Medings, hence Medin'ham, Medham, or Medmenham. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Medmeham.