Hillesden
| Hillesden | |
|---|---|
  Hillesden Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| Population | 216 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP678302 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BUCKINGHAM |
| Postcode district | MK18 |
| Dialling code | 01296 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Hillesden is a village and civil parish in north-west Buckinghamshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Buckingham.
The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means 'Hild's hill'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Ilesdone, though earlier it had been referred to as Hildesdun.
Hillesden is split up into three areas; Church End, The Orchard and The Barracks. Church End is situated at the top of the hill and surrounds the church. The Orchard consists of Orchard Cottages and Orchard View, whilst The Barracks are situated across from Great Ground.
The 15th century parish church in Hillesden is dedicated to All Saints and is a grade I listed building.[2] The tithes of the church were anciently collected by Christ Church, Oxford. The Irish judge Godfrey Boate, subject of a famous mocking elegy by Jonathan Swift, is buried here (he had married into the Dentons, the local landowning family).
Hillesden was the home of the Denton family. During the
References
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (1288641)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Parishes : Hillesden, A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 173–180. Date accessed: 5 October 2010
External links
Media related to Hillesden at Wikimedia Commons
