Cryers Hill
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Cryers Hill is a hamlet
in the parish
of Hughenden
and in Buckinghamshire
, England
. It was formerly known as Ravensmere (sometimes 'Ravening').
The hamlet is sandwiched between Great Kingshill
, Hughenden Valley
and Widmer End
. Curiously, its primary school is called Great Kingshill school and the crematorium at Cryers Hill is called Hughenden Crematorium. This is located in Four Ashes Lane.
The only pub within Cryers Hill is The White Lion, serving traditional ales and food.
The hamlet and surrounding area provided the setting for Kitty Aldridge
's 2007 novel called "Cryers Hill". The book partly documents the significant expansion of housing in the area during the 1960s.
In Four Ashes Road, there is a large country house with a Georgian facade called 'Uplands' which is set in 18 acres (72,843.5 m²) of gardens. It is now a 74-room De Vere Venues hotel and conference centre.
In recent years, an apparition of the Green Man
is alleged to have been sighted on at least two occasions at Cryers Hill.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Hughenden
Hughenden Valley
Hughenden Valley is an extensive village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England, just to the north of High Wycombe...
and in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was formerly known as Ravensmere (sometimes 'Ravening').
The hamlet is sandwiched between Great Kingshill
Great Kingshill
Great Kingshill and Little Kingshill are small villages in the parishes of Hughenden and Little Missenden respectively in Buckinghamshire, England. They are located in the Chiltern Hills, about five miles west of Amersham and two and a half miles south of Great Missenden.The village name...
, Hughenden Valley
Hughenden Valley
Hughenden Valley is an extensive village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England, just to the north of High Wycombe...
and Widmer End
Widmer End
Widmer End is a hamlet in the parish of Hughenden, in Buckinghamshire, England.The Village of Widmer End is situated about three miles north of High Wycombe town centre...
. Curiously, its primary school is called Great Kingshill school and the crematorium at Cryers Hill is called Hughenden Crematorium. This is located in Four Ashes Lane.
The only pub within Cryers Hill is The White Lion, serving traditional ales and food.
The hamlet and surrounding area provided the setting for Kitty Aldridge
Kitty Aldridge
Kitty Aldridge is a British actress and writer.-Biography:After training as an actress at the Drama Centre London, Aldridge worked in film, theatre and television as an actress. She released her first novel Pop in 2001, and her second Cryers Hill was published on 1 March 2007. Aldridge is married...
's 2007 novel called "Cryers Hill". The book partly documents the significant expansion of housing in the area during the 1960s.
In Four Ashes Road, there is a large country house with a Georgian facade called 'Uplands' which is set in 18 acres (72,843.5 m²) of gardens. It is now a 74-room De Vere Venues hotel and conference centre.
In recent years, an apparition of the Green Man
Green Man
A Green Man is a sculpture, drawing, or other representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves. Branches or vines may sprout from the nose, mouth, nostrils or other parts of the face and these shoots may bear flowers or fruit...
is alleged to have been sighted on at least two occasions at Cryers Hill.