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|lieutenancy_england = [[Buckinghamshire]] | |lieutenancy_england = [[Buckinghamshire]] | ||
|region= South East England | |region= South East England | ||
|constituency_westminster= [[ | |constituency_westminster= [[Mid Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Buckinghamshire]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Location of Mid Buckinghamshire |url= https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4175/location |website=parliament.uk |date=July 2024 |access-date=13 September 2025}}</ref> | ||
|post_town= PRINCES RISBOROUGH | |post_town= PRINCES RISBOROUGH | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
The origin of the name | The origin of the name is doubtful and it is unknown when it was first used.<ref>It is not mentioned in Mawer & Stenton: The Place Names of Buckinghamshire published by the Place Names Society in 1925, nor in Eilert Ekwall: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names (4th edition 1960), nor in the Cambridge Dictionary of English Place Names.</ref> If it dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, when most of the other local place names first appeared, it probably meant 'valley frequented by wild cats'.<ref> The Old English word ''denu'' meaning a dene or valley is common in place names, where it may be spelt -dene, -den, or -dean, and ''cats'' as a prefix usually indicated that the place was inhabited by wild cats. See Ekwall's Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names under 'denu' and 'catt'. See also [[Kenneth Cameron (academic)|Kenneth Cameron]]: English Place Names (1961) at page 180 (on dean & den) and pages 168 & 192 (on cats).</ref> | ||
It is said that in 1643 a wake was held in Cadsden for [[John Hampden]] by his beloved Greencoats, whilst escorting his body back to the family home at [[Great Hampden]] from [[Thame]], where he died following the [[Battle of Chalgrove Field]].<ref>"A life of John Hampden The Patriot" by Dr John Adair(1976)</ref> | It is said that in 1643 a wake was held in Cadsden for [[John Hampden]] by his beloved Greencoats, whilst escorting his body back to the family home at [[Great Hampden]] from [[Thame]], where he died following the [[Battle of Chalgrove Field]].<ref>"A life of John Hampden The Patriot" by Dr John Adair(1976)</ref> | ||
On | On 30 January 1943 a Royal Air Force (RAF) [[Avro Anson]] Mk1 serial no. L7964 was on a Night Navigation Training exercise from the Central School of Navigation, flying from [[RAF Cranage]], Cheshire. The weather conditions were poor and at 0250 hours the Anson crashed at Longdown Farm in Cadsden, killing all four crew members.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.princesrisborough.com/memorials.html/ |title=Princes Risborough Memorials |access-date=23 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226212417/http://www.princesrisborough.com/memorials.html |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
== Transport == | == Transport == | ||
{{unsourced section|date=June 2023}} | {{unsourced section|date=June 2023}} | ||
The railway service in the area was improved in 2011 with the Chiltern Mainline project. The two nearest mainline railway stations are [[Princes Risborough railway station|Princes Risborough]] (2 miles | The railway service in the area was improved in 2011 with the Chiltern Mainline project. The two nearest mainline railway stations are [[Princes Risborough railway station|Princes Risborough]] (2 miles) and [[Great Missenden railway station|Great Missenden]] (9 miles), with a branchline station at [[Monks Risborough railway station|Monks Risborough]] (1 mile). | ||
== Local amenities and traditions == | == Local amenities and traditions == | ||
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[[Grangelands and Pulpit Hill]], which stretch from Cadsden to Kimble, are a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI)<ref>[http://www.chilternsaonb.org/place_details.asp?siteID=673&frommap=false/ AONB SSI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722142250/http://www.chilternsaonb.org/place_details.asp?siteID=673&frommap=false%2F |date=22 July 2011 }}</ref> with an array of wildlife including [[glow worm]]s <ref>[http://www.galaxypix.com/glowworms/bucks.html/ Glow Worm Sites]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and the [[Ophrys apifera|bee orchid]]. Up on Pulpit Hill, set within Pulpit Woods, are the remains of an Iron Age hill fort,<ref>[http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/ridgeway/site.asp?PageId=68&SiteId=163&c=7/ Pulpit Hill Iron Age Fort]</ref><ref>[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4540/ Megalithic Portal (Pulpit Hill)]</ref> a scheduled ancient monument. | [[Grangelands and Pulpit Hill]], which stretch from Cadsden to Kimble, are a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI)<ref>[http://www.chilternsaonb.org/place_details.asp?siteID=673&frommap=false/ AONB SSI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722142250/http://www.chilternsaonb.org/place_details.asp?siteID=673&frommap=false%2F |date=22 July 2011 }}</ref> with an array of wildlife including [[glow worm]]s <ref>[http://www.galaxypix.com/glowworms/bucks.html/ Glow Worm Sites]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and the [[Ophrys apifera|bee orchid]]. Up on Pulpit Hill, set within Pulpit Woods, are the remains of an Iron Age hill fort,<ref>[http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/ridgeway/site.asp?PageId=68&SiteId=163&c=7/ Pulpit Hill Iron Age Fort]</ref><ref>[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4540/ Megalithic Portal (Pulpit Hill)]</ref> a scheduled ancient monument. | ||
In 2010, several sites in Buckinghamshire, including Pulpit Hill, were chosen to help conserve the [[Juniperus communis | common juniper]], due to a 40% decline in the plant's local population. The project | In 2010, several sites in Buckinghamshire, including Pulpit Hill, were chosen to help conserve the [[Juniperus communis | common juniper]], due to a 40% decline in the plant's local population. The project was partly funded by Buckinghamshire County Council.<ref name="Juniper">{{cite web |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/threecounties/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8646000/8646940.stm |title= Bid to save wild flower Juniper in Buckinghamshire |date= 27 April 2010 |website= bbc.co.uk |publisher= BBC: Beds, Herts & Bucks |access-date= 21 August 2023}}</ref> It is unclear what caused the juniper plant's decline in the area. Threats possibly include foraging species, such as deer and rabbits, as well as [[Phytophthora]] root rot and [[Phytophthora]] austrocedrae.<ref name "woodland trust">{{cite web |url= https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/juniper/ |title= Juniper (Juniperus communis) |website= woodlandtrust.org.uk |publisher= Woodland Trust |access-date= 21 August 2023 |quote= "Juniper has been declining throughout the UK in range and abundance. It is not known exactly why, but it appears that the plants are unable to regenerate successfully, a problem partially attributed to browsing of foliage by deer and rabbits. Juniper may also be affected by Phytophthora root rot and has recently been found to be susceptible to Phytophthora austrocedrae, a fungus-like organism which infects the plant via the roots and causes foliage to decline and eventually die."}}</ref> | ||
Whiteleaf Golf Course, which occupies the land between [[Whiteleaf, Buckinghamshire|Whiteleaf]] and Cadsden, is a 9-hole course established in 1907.<ref>[http://www.whiteleafgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/page/f63f9000-e900-102c-abae-001ec9b331b2/view_section.html/ Whiteleaf Golf Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913054139/http://www.whiteleafgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/page/f63f9000-e900-102c-abae-001ec9b331b2/view_section.html |date=13 September 2010 }}</ref> During the winter months when it snows, the Cadsden end of the course is used for tobogganing.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BqiY4h0m9g/ Youtube footage of tobogganing in Cadsden]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9ncDNsbbHU/ Youtube footage of tobogganing in Cadsden]</ref> | Whiteleaf Golf Course, which occupies the land between [[Whiteleaf, Buckinghamshire|Whiteleaf]] and Cadsden, is a 9-hole course established in 1907.<ref>[http://www.whiteleafgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/page/f63f9000-e900-102c-abae-001ec9b331b2/view_section.html/ Whiteleaf Golf Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913054139/http://www.whiteleafgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/page/f63f9000-e900-102c-abae-001ec9b331b2/view_section.html |date=13 September 2010 }}</ref> During the winter months when it snows, the Cadsden end of the course is used for tobogganing.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BqiY4h0m9g/ Youtube footage of tobogganing in Cadsden]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9ncDNsbbHU/ Youtube footage of tobogganing in Cadsden]</ref> | ||
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[[Chequers]], the Prime Minister's country residence, is the first property encountered along [[The Ridgeway]] path north east from Cadsden. This walk was featured in an article published by ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' in June 2010.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/walks/article7143544.ece Sunday Times Walks, Cadsden]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.christophersomerville.co.uk/?p=240 Christopher Simerville, Travel Writer]</ref> | [[Chequers]], the Prime Minister's country residence, is the first property encountered along [[The Ridgeway]] path north east from Cadsden. This walk was featured in an article published by ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' in June 2010.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/walks/article7143544.ece Sunday Times Walks, Cadsden]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.christophersomerville.co.uk/?p=240 Christopher Simerville, Travel Writer]</ref> | ||
The Plough at Cadsden is a country pub which is used by Prime Ministers due to its proximity to Chequers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/local-news/morris_dancing_brings_a_smile_to_the_camerons_1_3385069/ |title=Bucks Herald 4th Jan 2012 |access-date=21 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225212027/https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/local-news/morris_dancing_brings_a_smile_to_the_camerons_1_3385069 |archive-date=25 February 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/NEWS/10904414.Prime_Minister_joins_Morris_dancers/ Bucks Herald | The Plough at Cadsden is a country pub which is used by Prime Ministers due to its proximity to Chequers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/local-news/morris_dancing_brings_a_smile_to_the_camerons_1_3385069/ |title=Bucks Herald 4th Jan 2012 |access-date=21 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225212027/https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/local-news/morris_dancing_brings_a_smile_to_the_camerons_1_3385069 |archive-date=25 February 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/NEWS/10904414.Prime_Minister_joins_Morris_dancers/ Bucks Herald 30 Dec 2013]</ref> | ||
In November 2015, former Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] visited The Plough with Chinese | In November 2015, former Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] visited The Plough with [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]] [[Xi Jinping]] for a pint of real ale and fish and chips.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/2015-10-22/time-for-a-swift-pint-david-cameron-takes-chinas-president-xi-to-his-local-pub/|title=Time for a swift pint? David Cameron takes China's President Xi to his local pub|work=ITV News|date=22 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Curry">{{cite web |url= https://www.mylondon.news/lifestyle/travel/tiny-village-hour-away-only-26400839 | ||
|title= Tiny 'village' an hour away which is only home to a pub but is nicknamed 'Millionaire's Row' where houses cost even more than London |author= Alicia Curry |date= 7 March 2023 |website= mylondon.news |publisher= My London |access-date= 21 August 2023}}</ref> | |title= Tiny 'village' an hour away which is only home to a pub but is nicknamed 'Millionaire's Row' where houses cost even more than London |author= Alicia Curry |date= 7 March 2023 |website= mylondon.news |publisher= My London |access-date= 21 August 2023}}</ref> | ||
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== TV location == | == TV location == | ||
Cadsden was featured in the ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' episode "Down Among the Dead Men" where it was called Cadsden Ridge | Cadsden was featured in the ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' episode "Down Among the Dead Men" where it was called Cadsden Ridge.<ref>[http://midsomermurders.org/cadsdenloc.htm/ Midsomers Murders locations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727083120/http://midsomermurders.org/cadsdenloc.htm |date=27 July 2011 }}</ref> | ||
Cadsden Road was used in an episode of ''[[Hammer House of Horror]]'', where [[Warren Clarke]] crashed his car there.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYMwSZGcALw/ Youtube footage of crash in Longdown Hill car park]</ref><ref>[http://www.hammerhouseofhorrortvseries.co.uk/hhreunion2.html / Hammer House of Horror TV series website]</ref> | Cadsden Road was used in an episode of ''[[Hammer House of Horror]]'', where [[Warren Clarke]] crashed his car there.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYMwSZGcALw/ Youtube footage of crash in Longdown Hill car park]</ref><ref>[http://www.hammerhouseofhorrortvseries.co.uk/hhreunion2.html / Hammer House of Horror TV series website]</ref> | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.chilternsaonb.org/ Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty] | * [http://www.chilternsaonb.org/ Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty] | ||
* | * [https://ploughatcadsden.co.uk/ Plough at Cadsden] | ||
* [http://www.plantlife.org.uk/ Plantlife International] | * [http://www.plantlife.org.uk/ Plantlife International] | ||
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Cadsden is a hamlet in South Buckinghamshire, England, two miles north east of Princes Risborough.[1][2] At the time of the 2011 Census, the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Lacey Green.
History
The origin of the name is doubtful and it is unknown when it was first used.[3] If it dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, when most of the other local place names first appeared, it probably meant 'valley frequented by wild cats'.[4]
It is said that in 1643 a wake was held in Cadsden for John Hampden by his beloved Greencoats, whilst escorting his body back to the family home at Great Hampden from Thame, where he died following the Battle of Chalgrove Field.[5]
On 30 January 1943 a Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Anson Mk1 serial no. L7964 was on a Night Navigation Training exercise from the Central School of Navigation, flying from RAF Cranage, Cheshire. The weather conditions were poor and at 0250 hours the Anson crashed at Longdown Farm in Cadsden, killing all four crew members.[6]
Transport
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Local amenities and traditions
Every year on the first Sunday in August there is a Cherry Pie Festival, which has been a tradition in Cadsden for over 100 years.[7]
Grangelands and Pulpit Hill, which stretch from Cadsden to Kimble, are a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[8] with an array of wildlife including glow worms [9] and the bee orchid. Up on Pulpit Hill, set within Pulpit Woods, are the remains of an Iron Age hill fort,[10][11] a scheduled ancient monument.
In 2010, several sites in Buckinghamshire, including Pulpit Hill, were chosen to help conserve the common juniper, due to a 40% decline in the plant's local population. The project was partly funded by Buckinghamshire County Council.[12] It is unclear what caused the juniper plant's decline in the area. Threats possibly include foraging species, such as deer and rabbits, as well as Phytophthora root rot and Phytophthora austrocedrae.[13]
Whiteleaf Golf Course, which occupies the land between Whiteleaf and Cadsden, is a 9-hole course established in 1907.[14] During the winter months when it snows, the Cadsden end of the course is used for tobogganing.[15][16]
Local issues are addressed and events organised by the Whiteleaf and Cadsden Resident's Association.[17]
Sarah Harding from Girls Aloud was a resident of Cadsden between 2008 and 2017.[18]
Relationship with Prime Ministers
Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence, is the first property encountered along The Ridgeway path north east from Cadsden. This walk was featured in an article published by The Sunday Times in June 2010.[19][20]
The Plough at Cadsden is a country pub which is used by Prime Ministers due to its proximity to Chequers.[21][22]
In November 2015, former Prime Minister David Cameron visited The Plough with General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping for a pint of real ale and fish and chips.[23][24]
Millionaires Row
Cadsden is colloquially known as "Millionaires Row," since the average house price on Cadsden Road is over £1 million. The average property price, as of 2022, is £1,295,000, which is nearly double the average in London.[24]
TV location
Cadsden was featured in the Midsomer Murders episode "Down Among the Dead Men" where it was called Cadsden Ridge.[25]
Cadsden Road was used in an episode of Hammer House of Horror, where Warren Clarke crashed his car there.[26][27]
External links
References
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- ↑ History of Princes Risborough inc Cadsden Template:Webarchive
- ↑ /Extract from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
- ↑ It is not mentioned in Mawer & Stenton: The Place Names of Buckinghamshire published by the Place Names Society in 1925, nor in Eilert Ekwall: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names (4th edition 1960), nor in the Cambridge Dictionary of English Place Names.
- ↑ The Old English word denu meaning a dene or valley is common in place names, where it may be spelt -dene, -den, or -dean, and cats as a prefix usually indicated that the place was inhabited by wild cats. See Ekwall's Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names under 'denu' and 'catt'. See also Kenneth Cameron: English Place Names (1961) at page 180 (on dean & den) and pages 168 & 192 (on cats).
- ↑ "A life of John Hampden The Patriot" by Dr John Adair(1976)
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- ↑ Megalithic Portal (Pulpit Hill)
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- ↑ Youtube footage of tobogganing in Cadsden
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- ↑ Whiteleaf and Cadsden Resident's Association Website
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