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'''Chearsley''' is a [[village]] in [[Buckinghamshire]], [[England]]. It is situated about seven miles south west of [[Aylesbury]], and about four miles north of [[Thame]], in [[Oxfordshire]].
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| population = 539
| population_ref = (2011 Census)<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121832&c=Chearsley&d=16&e=62&g=6403901&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359856907989&enc=1 Neighbourhood Statistics Census 2011], Accessed 3 February 2011</ref>
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'''Chearsley''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] within the [[Buckinghamshire (district)|Buckinghamshire]] district in the ceremonial county of [[Buckinghamshire]], England. It is situated about seven miles south west of [[Aylesbury]], and about four miles north of [[Thame]], in [[Oxfordshire]].


==History==
The village name is [[Anglo Saxon]] in origin, and means 'Cerdic's clearing'. It was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of [[1086]] as ''Cerdeslai''. It has been suggested that the village is the place mentioned in the [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]] as ''Cerdicesleah'', where King [[Cerdic of Wessex|Cerdic]] and his son [[Cynric of Wessex|Cynric]] defeated the [[Briton]]s in [[527]].
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The village was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Cerdeslai''.{{cn|date=May 2020}} It was originally a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the nearby [[parish]] of [[Long Crendon|Crendon]]. It was established as a parish in its own right by the [[Bishop of Lincoln]] in 1458.{{cn|date=May 2020}}


==Etymology==
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The village was originally a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the nearby [[parish]] of [[Long Crendon|Crendon]], though was established as a parish in its own right by the [[Bishop of Lincoln]] in [[1458]].
The village name is [[Old English language|Anglo Saxon]] in origin, and means 'Cerdic's clearing' or 'Cerdic's lea'.

===Elite personal names===
The incidence of Brittonic personal names in the royal genealogies of a number of "Anglo-Saxon" dynasties is significant. The [[Wessex]] royal line was traditionally founded by a man named [[Cerdic of Wessex|Cerdic]], an undoubtedly Brittonic name ultimately derived from [[Caratacus]]. This may indicate that Cerdic was a native Briton, and that his dynasty became anglicised over time.<ref>Koch, J.T., (2006) Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, {{ISBN|1-85109-440-7}}, pp. 392–393.</ref><ref name="Myres, J.N.L. 1989 pp. 146">Myres, J.N.L. (1989) The English Settlements. Oxford University Press, pp. 146–147</ref>

==Notability==
The village was used as a location in the television series Midsomer Murders – ep. Country Matters, ITV.{{cn|date=May 2020}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Gallery==
{{commons}}
<gallery>
File:Chearsley, River Thame - geograph.org.uk - 585908.jpg|River Thame at Chearsley, view from footbridge at the Cuddington parish boundary.
File:Parish Church of St Nicholas, Chearsley - geograph.org.uk - 65467.jpg| Parish Church of St Nicholas, Chearsley.
File:The Bell Inn, Chearsley - geograph.org.uk - 65466.jpg|The Bell Inn, Chearsley.
File:River Thame floods facing Notley from Railway embankment - geograph.org.uk - 352097.jpg|River Thame floods facing Notley from Railway embankment
</gallery>

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070204141023/http://www.chearsley.com/index.htm The Chearsley Times – village information]
* [https://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=189223 Images at Geograph.com]

{{Aylesbury Vale}}

{{authority control}}


[[Category:Villages in Buckinghamshire]]
[[Category:Villages in Buckinghamshire]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Buckinghamshire]]

Latest revision as of 21:07, 18 June 2022

Chearsley
Chearsley is located in Buckinghamshire
Chearsley
Chearsley
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population539 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP715105
Civil parish
  • Chearsley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAylesbury
Postcode districtHP18
Dialling code01844
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
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51°47′25″N 0°57′42″W / 51.7902°N 0.9617°W / 51.7902; -0.9617

Chearsley is a village and civil parish within the Buckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated about seven miles south west of Aylesbury, and about four miles north of Thame, in Oxfordshire.

History

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The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cerdeslai.[citation needed] It was originally a hamlet in the nearby parish of Crendon. It was established as a parish in its own right by the Bishop of Lincoln in 1458.[citation needed]

Etymology

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The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Cerdic's clearing' or 'Cerdic's lea'.

Elite personal names

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The incidence of Brittonic personal names in the royal genealogies of a number of "Anglo-Saxon" dynasties is significant. The Wessex royal line was traditionally founded by a man named Cerdic, an undoubtedly Brittonic name ultimately derived from Caratacus. This may indicate that Cerdic was a native Briton, and that his dynasty became anglicised over time.[2][3]

Notability

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The village was used as a location in the television series Midsomer Murders – ep. Country Matters, ITV.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics Census 2011, Accessed 3 February 2011
  2. ^ Koch, J.T., (2006) Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, ISBN 1-85109-440-7, pp. 392–393.
  3. ^ Myres, J.N.L. (1989) The English Settlements. Oxford University Press, pp. 146–147
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chearsley.
  • River Thame at Chearsley, view from footbridge at the Cuddington parish boundary.
    River Thame at Chearsley, view from footbridge at the Cuddington parish boundary.
  • Parish Church of St Nicholas, Chearsley.
    Parish Church of St Nicholas, Chearsley.
  • The Bell Inn, Chearsley.
    The Bell Inn, Chearsley.
  • River Thame floods facing Notley from Railway embankment
    River Thame floods facing Notley from Railway embankment
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