Chivery
51°46′05″N 0°41′49″W / 51.768°N 0.697°W
Chivery is a hamlet located in the Chiltern Hills in the present-day parish of Aston Clinton, in Aylesbury Vale District in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Chivery's southern boundary is formed by the ancient earthworks known as Grim's Ditch. To the north it is bounded by Wendover Woods.
History
Historically, Chivery was part of the
By this time also the manor had become part of the St Leonards parish, which had split from Aston Clinton. During the 19th century Chivery became part of a new parish of Aston Clinton St Leonards. In 1934 Chivery was hived off from St Leonards, which was combined with other parishes to become Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards parish within Amersham Rural District, while Chivery became part of Aston Clinton parish, also in Aylesbury Rural District.
From 1776 Chivery had a pub, The Plough, which survived into the 20th century and became a restaurant before finally closing in the 1930s.
References
- Hay, David and Joan (1971). Hilltop Villages of the Chilterns. England: Phillimore & Co Ltd. ISBN 0-85033-505-1.