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Sarratt village dates from about 700, is three miles NW of Rickmansworth and has the River Chess to its south. James Ball's photographs were taken in March 2005 and Edna Sansom's in 2006. The captions are from Edna Sansom.
Chiltern Society PhotoGroup
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Sarratt village dates from about 700, is three miles NW of Rickmansworth and has the River Chess to its south. James Ball's photographs were taken in March 2005 and Edna Sansom's in 2006. The captions are from Edna Sansom.
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Chiltern escarpment village near Watlington. The major linking feature of these escarpment villages is the Icknield Way, “the oldest road in Britain” and a main cross-country route from pre-Roman times extending from Wells-next-the-Sea on the Norfolk coast to the source of the River Kennet in Wiltshire. The photographs were taken in 2008 and 2009.
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The village lies a few miles north of Hambleden. The photographs were taken in 2017 unless otherwise captioned.
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The village of Speen is set on a small plateau three miles south east of Princes Risborough and contains 14 listed buildings. PhotoGroup members took these photographs in the autumn of 2005.
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The village lies between Gerrards Cross and Slough. It has very grand mansions, an old workhouse and the churchyard where Thomas Gray is supposed to have written one of the best-known poems in the English language. The photographs were taken in October- November 2013.
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Stoke Row, five miles west of Henley, is one of the highest points of the southern Chiltern hills and has a population of around 660. The village has an unusual attraction, the Maharajah's Well. Poor farming land was balanced by extensive beech woods, which gave regular employment for turners of chair legs and stretchers, as well as tent peg makers.
The fascinating history of the Chiltern village from 1864 is based on stories and old photographs in Dipping into the Wells, by kind permission of Angela Spencer-Harper. The most recent colour photographs were taken in July 2012.
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Stokenchurch is about 8 miles north west of High Wycombe: the village is cut in half by the M40 and is surrounded by mixed farmland and woodlands. The photographs were taken in 2005-6.
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The hamlet is in the Stonor valley about 4 miles north of Henley-on-Thames. It was called Upper Assendon until 1896 when the new parish of Stonor was named after the nearby country house in Stonor Park.
The photographs were taken in 2014 unless otherwise stated.
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Streatley lies on the western edge of the Chiltern Hills and the Thames flows between the village and Goring. The photographs were taken in September 2009.
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Studham is mentioned in the Doomsday Book as a village with farms and two manor houses. It lies on a slope of the Chilterns five miles from Dunstable. The photographs were taken and captioned by John Hockey between August and October 2011.
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Sundon is close to Luton and is bordered on the west by the M1 motorway. There are two settlements: Upper Sundon is at the top of the hill and is now the main village with most of the amenities; Lower Sundon was established before 1066 with a weekly market. St Mary the Virgin Church was first built in Lower Sundon in the 13th century. John Hockey took the photographs in 2012.
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Swyncombe is a fairly remote parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire; Watlington is the nearest town. The name is derived from the Old English name of 'Swin', meaning wild boar, and 'Cumb', meaning the valley in flank of the hill. Wild boar were probably hunted here when it was a Saxon settlement. Today the parish consists of Swyncombe House, a farm and St Botolph's Church. The photographs were taken by PhotoGroup members in May 2012.
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Now a prosperous commuter village near Maidenhead, Taplow has a fascinating history with evidence of settlement going back 10,000 years. Star attractions are Brunel's railway bridge and Taplow Court. The photographs were taken in April-May 2008.
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The Lee is a secluded village 4 miles northwest of Chesham; it is pretty enough to feature in many TV series. Arthur Lasenby Liberty, who founded Liberty's store in Regent Street, lived in The Lee and had a significant influence on its appearance.
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Toddington, Bedfordshire is just half a mile from junction 12 on the M1, yet still retains its ‘villagey’ feel. At one time it is reputed to have had more pubs per head of population than any other village in the UK. John Hockey took the photographs in 2012.