| Main | Births etc |
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| Chenies | |
 Chenies Chenies shown within Buckinghamshire | |
| Population | 246 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Chenies |
| District | Chiltern |
| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RICKMANSWORTH |
| Postcode district | WD3 |
| Dialling code | 01494 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Chesham & Amersham |
| List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire | |
Chenies is a village in the very eastern part of south Buckinghamshire, England, near the border with Hertfordshire. It is situated to the east of Chesham and the Chalfonts. Chenies is also a civil parish within Chiltern district.
History[]
Until the 13th century, the village name was Isenhampstead. There were two villages here, called Isenhampstead Chenies and Isenhampstead Latimers, distinguished by the lords of the manors of those two places. In the 19th century the prefix was dropped and the two villages became known as Chenies and Latimer.
St Michael's Church
Near this village there was once a royal hunting-box, where both King Edward I and King Edward II were known to have resided.[2] It was the owner of this lodge, Edward III's shield bearer, Thomas Cheyne, who first gave his name to the village[2] and his descendant, Sir John Cheyne, who built Chenies Manor House in around 1460 on the site.[3]
Several paper mills were once established in Chenies, operated by the River Chess, which flowed here from further west in Buckinghamshire.
Parish church[]
The parish church of St Michael includes the Bedford Chapel, burial place of many notable members of the Russell family. The church is not of great architectural interest but stands in an attractive position in the Chess Valley near the manor house. "The fabulous series of monuments to the Russells, Dukes of Bedford, and their connexions ... [are according to] the late Mrs. Esdaile ...'one of the finest collections of tombs in England'."[4]
The Churchyard Extension contains the war grave of an airman of World War II,[5] Aircraftsman 2nd Class John Lionel Crook who died on 12 December 1944.
Sport[]
Chenies and Latimer Cricket Club plays at the cricket ground situated in the village.
See also[]
- Chenies Manor House
References[]
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 1 February 2013
- ^ a b "Extract from Chenies Church and Monuments by Adeline Marie Bedford published 1901". http://www.cb5.co.uk/annsemark.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ "Chenies Manor House". AboutBritain.com. http://www.aboutbritain.com/CheniesManorHouse.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 126
- ^ [1] CWGC Casualty Record.
External links[]
- Chenies Village Web
- Chenies Village Web
- Chenies School
- Chenies and Latimer Cricket Club
- Peterson Family Home Page
- Walking in Buckinghamshire
- Chenies Church Web Site
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