Nether Winchendon or Lower Winchendon is a village and
civil parish
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in
Buckinghamshire
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, England. It is near the county boundary with
Oxfordshire
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, about west of
Aylesbury
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and north of
Haddenham. In 2011 the parish had a population of 165. From 1974 to 2020 it was in
Aylesbury Vale
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district.
The
toponym
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"Winchendon" is derived from the
Old English
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for "hill at a bend". The
Domesday Book
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of 1086 records Winchendon as ''Wincandone''.
Nether Winchendon House
Nether Winchendon House
Nether Winchendon House is a manor house in Nether Winchendon, in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England.
History
It was built on the site of an Augustinian priory that was a daughter house of Notley Abbey in Long Crendon. Ja ...
,
Nether Winchendon House
/ref> a manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...
in Nether Winchendon, built on the site of an Augustinian priory
A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. They were created by the Catholic Church. Priories may be monastic houses of monks or nuns (such as the Benedictines, the Cistercians, or t ...
that was a daughter house of Notley Abbey in Long Crendon
Long Crendon is a village and civil parish in west Buckinghamshire, England, about west of Haddenham and north-west of Thame in neighbouring Oxfordshire.
The village has been called Long Crendon only since the English Civil War.Birch, 1975, p ...
. Jasper Tudor
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...
, Duke of Bedford
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bought and largely remodelled the priory. The house and gardens are now open to the public and the house is noted for its interior. Nether Winchendon House also hosts weddings.
Nether Winchendon in films and television
Nether Winchendon has been a frequent setting for television and film production, including two ''Midsomer Murders
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'' episodes (as different houses); Lady Pat's house in ''Forever Green
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Plot
Jack, a former racing d ...
'' and the BBC
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series ''Chef!
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'' starring Lenny Henry
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. St Nicholas' parish church was the setting for a baptism scene in the film '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'', but can be seen only in the deleted scenes section of the DVD.
Notable residents
*Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet (bapt. 12 July 1712 – 16 June 1779) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of the provinces of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay. His uncompromising policies and harsh tactics in Massachus ...
- as governor of the provinces of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay, his uncompromising policies were instrumental in the events leading to the American Revolution.
References
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www.netherwinchendon.co.uk
Further reading
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External links
www.netherwinchendon.com
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