Chartridge
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Chartridge is a village in Buckinghamshire, England situated 2 miles North West of Chesham
.
Chartridge is also the name of a civil parish in Chiltern District
which also includes the village of Bellingdon
and the hamlet
s of Pednor
, Hundridge
and Asheridge
. It was created in 1899 having previously been part of the parish of Chesham
.
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, 'Cærdan-hrycg' means Caerda's ridge, referring to the fact that the settlement sits on the top of a hill. There is no specific mention of Chartridge in the Domesday Book
. In manorial
rolls of 1191 it is recorded as 'Charderuge' and by the late 12th and 13th centuries it has become incorporated into the names of local landowners and is referred to in conveyances.
There is a Baptist Chapel in the village, a branch of Broadway Baptist Church in Chesham. There used to an Anglican congregation called St Christopher's which met at the Reading Room.
Chartridge is home to Chartridge Park golf course, a large Conference Centre (which is the home of The Chartridge Conference Company, with venues in the South of England) as well as Chartridge Combined School.
Chesham
Chesham is a market town in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 11 miles south-east of the county town of Aylesbury. Chesham is also a civil parish designated a town council within Chiltern district. It is situated in the Chess Valley and surrounded by farmland, as well as...
.
Chartridge is also the name of a civil parish in Chiltern District
Chiltern (district)
Chiltern is one of four local government districts of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It is named after the Chiltern Hills on which the region sits.The main towns in the district are Amersham and Chesham...
which also includes the village of Bellingdon
Bellingdon
Bellingdon the name deriving from the Anglo Saxon Bellingdenu or Bella's Valley is a village in the parish of Chartridge, in Buckinghamshire, England...
and the hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
s of Pednor
Pednor
Pednor is a hamlet in the parish of Chartridge, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills two miles northwest of Chesham and seven miles southeast of Wendover.The hamlet name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Pedda's slope'....
, Hundridge
Hundridge
Hundridge is a hamlet in the parish of Chartridge, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills to the west of the town of Chesham. During the 14th century it was known as Hunderugge, and Hundrige in the 15th/16th century...
and Asheridge
Asheridge
Asheridge is a small hamlet in the parish of Chartridge, in Buckinghamshire, England. Prior to 1898 it was part of Chesham parish...
. It was created in 1899 having previously been part of the parish of Chesham
Chesham
Chesham is a market town in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 11 miles south-east of the county town of Aylesbury. Chesham is also a civil parish designated a town council within Chiltern district. It is situated in the Chess Valley and surrounded by farmland, as well as...
.
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, 'Cærdan-hrycg' means Caerda's ridge, referring to the fact that the settlement sits on the top of a hill. There is no specific mention of Chartridge in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
. In manorial
Manorialism
Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
rolls of 1191 it is recorded as 'Charderuge' and by the late 12th and 13th centuries it has become incorporated into the names of local landowners and is referred to in conveyances.
There is a Baptist Chapel in the village, a branch of Broadway Baptist Church in Chesham. There used to an Anglican congregation called St Christopher's which met at the Reading Room.
Chartridge is home to Chartridge Park golf course, a large Conference Centre (which is the home of The Chartridge Conference Company, with venues in the South of England) as well as Chartridge Combined School.