Cadsden
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| Cadsden shown within Buckinghamshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP825047 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRINCES RISBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | HP27 |
| Dialling code | 01844 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Cadsden is a hamlet in South Buckinghamshire, England, two miles north east of Princes Risborough. At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Lacey Green
The origin of the name, which also appears as Catsdean, is doubtful and it is not known when it was first used. 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'. It is certainly at the bottom of a steep valley.
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
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 hrs the Anson crashed at Longdown Farm in Cadsden
The accident was witnessed by an Instructor in a second aircraft. All four crew members died, they were:
Sgt Edward A. Merry, Pilot, Sgt James R. Craven Pilot, Sgt Kenneth R. Blaskey Pilot, Sgt Albert C. Poulton Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner.
The railway service in the area was improved in 2011 with the Chiltern Mainline project. The two nearest mainline railway stations are Princes Risborough (2 miles, usually 33/40 mins to Marylebone) and Great Missenden (9 miles, 40 mins to Marylebone) with a branchline station at Monks Risborough (1 mile, 52 mins to Marylebone).
The Plough at Cadsden is a country pub which is used by Prime Ministers due to its proximity to Chequers. David and Samantha Cameron, during one of their many stays at Chequers, watched the Whitchuch Morris Men perform at the Plough several times on Boxing Day. There is even an old picture of Ted Heath propping the bar up at the Plough, a copy of which can be seen on the Plough's website
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