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  Prestwood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about a mile west of Great Missenden, four miles north of High Wycombe.
The bulk of the land and the chapel in Prestwood belonged to Stoke Mandeville parish as it was once the property of the Mandeville family.
The common also stretched into Hughenden, Great Hampden and Great Missenden, making a study of the history of the area very difficult.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prestwood   (134 words)

  
 Great Missenden
War memorials in Great Missenden have been transcribed by Peter Quick, and published in a booklet entitled "War Memorials and War Graves: Aylesbury Hundred - part three, Risborough, Missendens and their environs, Volume 9", available from the Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society.
In 1553, the fee was granted to John Duke of Northumberland, and in 1573, (having reverted to the crown by the duke's attainder) to Robert Earl of Leicester.
Oldham is impropriator of the great tithes, which belonged to Missenden abbey, and patron of the vicarage.
met.open.ac.uk /genuki/big/eng/BKM/GreatMissenden/Index.html   (1330 words)

  
 Great Missenden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Great Missenden is a village in the valley of the river Misbourne in the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire between Amersham and Wendover.
Missenden Abbey, founded in 1133 as an Augustinian monastery, was ruined following the Dissolution of the Monasteries/, and the remains were incorporated into a Georgian mansion which is now a residential adult education centre.
Gipsy House in Great Missenden was the home of author Roald Dahl until his death in 1990, and many local scenes and characters are reflected in his work.
www.infothis.com /find/Great_Missenden   (240 words)

  
 Great Missenden Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
Great Missenden at the head of the Misbourne valley is an attractive small town, with a long curving High Street of half timbered and Georgian shops, a graciously proportioned Baptist Church and a number of traditional pubs.
Missenden Abbey, founded in 1133 as an Augustinian monastery, is now a residential college offering adult education courses.
Great Missenden has been host to a variety of famous people over the centuries, including Robert Louis Stevenson (author of Treasure Island).
www.aboutbritain.com /towns/GreatMissenden.asp   (490 words)

  
 Walk 5 : Great Missenden to Amersham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Great Missenden, map reference SP 893 013, is in Buckinghamshire, 8km north-west of Amersham.
From Little Missenden there is a quicker footpath route to Amersham, running parallel to (and about 300 metres to the right of) the A413.
The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul in Great Missenden was built mainly in the fourteenth century.
www.walkingclub.org.uk /book_1/walk_05.shtml   (584 words)

  
 Little Missenden
The Parish is bounded on the North by Great Missenden, on the East by Chesham and part of Amersham, (in Burnham Hundred), on the South by the latter and part of Penn, and on the West by Great Missenden and Hughendon, in Desborough Hundred, the line of division crossing Wycombe Heath.
War memorials in Little Missenden have been transcribed by Peter Quick, and published in a booklet entitled "War Memorials and War Graves: Aylesbury Hundred - part three, Risborough, Missendens and their environs, Volume 9", available from the Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society.
Lord Curzon has the impropriation of the great tithes, which belonged to Missenden abbey, and is patron of the vicarage.
met.open.ac.uk /genuki/big/eng/BKM/LittleMissenden   (917 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Format - Watford Observer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
GREAT Missenden and Prestwood Lions are looking for cyclists to help raise money for the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home, The Misbourne Association and other Lion's local charities.
They are getting ready for their annual charity cycle ride of 30 miles through the Chilterns which sets off from the Cross Keys pub in Great Missenden on Sunday, September 16 from 9am.
All meetings are held in the Scout Hut at the rear of the Misbourne Secondary School in Great Missenden.
www.watfordobserver.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=4417   (349 words)

  
 Walk 4 : Chesham to Great Missenden - Time Out Book of Country Walks Volume 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Great Missenden is a small town with many interesting houses in the centre.
There is an abbey at the south end of the High Street, which was founded in 1133 by William de Missenden as a house of the Arroasian (later Augustinian) canons and in the 12th and 13th centuries was one of the largest Arroasian houses in England with about 26 canons.
Great Missenden was the home of Robert Louis Stevenson.
www.walkingclub.org.uk /book_2/walk_04.shtml   (869 words)

  
 Great Missenden Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is the first version of the new Great Missenden Society website, which means that some bits are still missing.
The Society was formed in 1967 with the objective of preserving and improving the amenities and character of Great Missenden, South Heath and Ballinger and the surrounding countryside.
Great Missenden is an attractive long established Buckinghamshire village between Amersham and High Wycombe.
www.great-missenden.com   (156 words)

  
 Chance page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Joseph is recorded in the 1841 census at Great Missenden aged 80, a very good age for the times.
Joseph Chance (1764-1844) was the third child of the four known to have been born at Great Missenden to Thomas Chance (1733-?) and Elizabeth BIGNALL (1734-?).
Thomas and Elizabeth married at Great Missenden in 1758.
home.clara.net /juliec/chance.htm   (266 words)

  
 The Friends of Great Missenden Parish Church
Lectures and presentations on a range of topics, including the recent evening devoted to John Hampden, the great Parliamentarian and local hero.
More events are being planned, details of which will be published in the Forthcoming Events section.
For an annual outlay of £12, or more if you wish, you can be enrolled as a Friend of Great Missenden Parish Church.
www.missendenchurch.org.uk /friends.htm   (565 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
ALSO on Saturday, October 20, evening at Little Missenden Village Hall is a very special illustrated lecture entitled Pisanello: Painter to the Renaissance Court.
TENNIS is flourishing in the Great Missenden area.
A joint initiative between the LTA, Great Missenden LTC, Misbourne School and the Chiltern Leisure Trust has resulted in what is called Community Net.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=11511   (302 words)

  
 Missenden Abbey Home Page
Our aim remains to provide an environment that enables you to achieve your personal learning goals and to gain from the social benefits that come from meeting, working and learning with other likeminded people.
The first-class facilities available at Missenden Abbey have been extended to incorporate a new dark room for photography courses and two new art studios.
Whether you are a regular visitor or new to Missenden Abbey, we look forward to your visit and we guarantee you a warm welcome.
www.arca.uk.net /missendenabbey   (186 words)

  
 Great Missenden Information Online - Nightlife in and around Great Missenden, UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If you are looking for information on how to get around we have details of Train times and ticket bookings, Coach times and ticket bookings plus a list of UK Maps to help you find where you are going.
If you have any news or information related to Great Missenden or would like an article to be published in Great Missenden Information Online, fill in a simple form or send it to us and we will do the rest.
Great Missenden Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Great Missenden.
www.britinfo.net /fp-K-BKQ.htm   (279 words)

  
 Attractions near Great Missenden on AboutBritain.com
A visit to Odds Farm Park provides an opportunity to meet many rare and interesting animals - and have a great day out at any time of the year.
Hatfield House was built by Robert Cecil, first Earl Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I, in 1611.
This celebrated Jacobean house, which stands in its own Great Park.
www.aboutbritain.com /AttractionsNearGreatMissenden.asp   (421 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional:Europe:United Kingdom:England:Buckinghamshire:Great Missenden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Please submit here only sites relating to Great Missenden and the surrounding areas administered by the Chiltern District Council.
To include: Great Missenden, Ballinger, Buckland Common, Cholesbury, Lee Clump, The Lee, Prestwood, St Leonards and South Heath.
Great Missenden a town south of Aylesbury and north of High Wycombe situated midway between them.
dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Buckinghamshire/Great_Missenden/desc.html   (188 words)

  
 Missenden Abbey Conference Centre - Great Missenden hotels at LateRooms.com - Hotels in Great Missenden cheap hotels ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If the reservation is not cancelled outside of the 2 day cancellation notice period, your credit card will be charged with the full amount of the first night's stay.
Missenden Abbey is an exquisite 12th century Abbey in the village of Great Missenden set in 9 acres of beautiful chiltern countryside.
From junction 4 of M40 exit for High Wycombe at bottom of hill follow A4128 passing through Hughenden Valley, Great Kingshill following signs to Great Missenden which will be found after approx 7 miles.
www.latevillas.co.uk /en/G77383.html   (515 words)

  
 Ofsted - Reports Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Great Missenden CofE Combined School is a primary school for boys and girls.
The age range of the pupils is 4-11.
Great Missenden CofE Combined School was inspected on 11 Sep 2000.
www.ofsted.gov.uk /reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=110427   (169 words)

  
 Railway Modellers Weekend - Great Missenden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The first Railway Modeller Weekend was in 1971 at Hassocks, and relocated to Missenden Abbey in 1981.
For all this time it was one of the hobbies best kept secrets; a club that met once a year for an amiable weekend.
The emphasis on this practical course is to make a working model, as well as having a good time, relaxing and learning in the luxurious and welcoming surroundings of Missenden Abbey.
www.chrasco.co.uk /rmweekend   (584 words)

  
 Wycombe on the Net-Community News for Prestwood and Great Missenden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
School enlargement - Temporary classrooms are to be built at Great Missenden's Misbourne school despite local council objections because the area is in Green Belt.
Pub decision - Residents in Great Kingshill should know in the new year whether their fight to have the Royal Oak retained as a pub has been successful.
Croatia bound - Little Missenden nanny Katie Noakes is giving up her job to spend six months working in a Croatian orphanage.
www.wycombeonthenet.co.uk /Missenden   (428 words)

  
 Great Missenden Hotels in Great Missenden UK Discounted Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Maybe you are looking for Great Missenden accommodation which offer specific facilities, for example a hotel in Great Missenden or guest house in Great Missenden which can accommodate pets, or provide facilities for the disabled?
Online booking is a feature of many of Great Missenden’s hotels and guesthouses, allowing you to book accommodation at the touch of a button.
Most Great Missenden hotels and guesthouses have their own websites but, where this is not so, we have provided them with one, giving you the opportunity to view your Great Missenden accommodation before you book.
www.hotels.uk.com /hotels-uk/Great-Missenden-Hotels.html   (361 words)

  
 walker1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
George Joshua b.Jan 17 1847 Great Missenden,Bucks 2.
William photo b.Apr 7 1861 Great Missenden,Bucks 8.
Arthur Henry b.Nov 29 1867 Great Missenden,Bucks 11.
www.angelfire.com /az3/englishroots/walker1.html   (86 words)

  
 Great Missenden Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The first version has been launched early in time for the competition, but subsequent versions are planned to build the site into a source of information about Great Missenden and surrounds, as well as a means to exchange information and ideas on local issues faster than we do today.
Bucks County Council have monitored the situation and identified a number of sites where restrictions could be introduced to address particular problems.
They are also proposing to introduce a 50mph limit between the Chiltern Hospital and the Little Missenden turn at Suffolk Bridge.
www.great-missenden.com /news.html   (476 words)

  
 Estate Agents Great Missenden with houses property Sales UK
Great Missenden Estate Agents with houses flats for sale rent
AgentSite Great Missenden Christopher Pallet AgentSite Hamptons Estate Agents Great Missenden AgentSite Hydegate estates AgentSite JNP AgentSite Philip Green Great Missenden AgentSite Great Missenden Wynyard-Wright & Ellis
Part of Buckinghamshire Estate Agents in Great Missenden
www.ukwebstart.com /listhousegreatmissenden.html   (268 words)

  
 Homepage - BMI The Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Homepage - BMI The Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden
BMI The Chiltern Hospital in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire is, with 66 beds, a reasonably large private hospital.
It has five critical care beds, and there are always at least two members of staff on site with Advanced Life Support Training.
www.drfoster.co.uk /ghg/objectlist.aspx?w=9&obid=10036&sub=2&p=101   (315 words)

  
 Let property through letting agents in Great Missenden
Owners - Let your property through local letting agents in Great Missenden.
Contact Great Missenden letting agents and request a valuation or appraisal of your property, which most firms will carry out free of charge.
Click and tick the box next to each of those you wish to contact, then click on the button at the bottom of the list.
www.ukpropertyshop.co.uk /o/Buckinghamshire/letting_agents_Great_Missenden.shtml   (133 words)

  
 UK Real Estate Agents Great Missenden Houses For Sale Properties Flats Apartments To Buy Purchase Barns Cottages ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Welcome to UK Property Matters - helping you find Estate Agents in Great Missenden and throughout the United Kingdom in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Christopher Pallett Estate Agents is an alliance of like-minded professional estate with a network of geographically close offices.
We can not be held responsible in any manner for the information, services etc provided by them and you should make your own enquiries and checks prior to entering into any financial arrangement with any firm or individual.
www.ukpropertymatters.co.uk /ukpm/estateag.nsf/Agents/Estate_Agents_in_Great_Missenden_Buckinghamshire   (493 words)

  
 Fond and Familiar -- 2002
Palmer, is president of the Abbeyfield House In Great Missenden.
Their show, entitled Fond and Familiar, was an entertaining and witty selection of readings, including works by Kipling and George R Sims.
The Great Missenden Abbeyfield opened in 1984 and was purpose built to provide very sheltered accommodation and companionship for 10 residents.
www.djdchronology.com /fondfamiliar2002.htm   (2190 words)

  
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Knight Frank UK - Property for sale in Peterley Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
Great Missenden 2 miles, London Marylebone 45 minutes, Amersham 9 miles, M40 (J2) 15 miles
Peterley Manor West is one of three dwellings on the site of the original 17th Century Manor House, situated in Peterley, high in the Chiltern Hills above the village of Great Missenden.
www.knightfrank.com /webui/viewdetails.aspx?p_id=1007773&lk_id=1   (73 words)

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