Hedgerley
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 Saint Mary the Virgin parish church |
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 :Cottages in Hedgerley |
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 Hedgerley
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| Hedgerley shown within Buckinghamshire | |
| Area | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
| Population | 873 (2011 census including Jordans) |
| • Density | 128/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU9687 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Slough |
| Postcode district | SL2 |
| Dialling code | 01753 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Hedgerley is a village and civil parish in South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England. The parish is centred 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Beaconsfield and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Gerrards Cross. The parish has incorporated the formerly separate parish of Hedgerley Dean since 1934 (which was once a hamlet in parish of Farnham Royal).
The toponym name "Hedgerley" is derived from the Old English meaning "Hycga's woodland clearing". In manorial rolls in 1195 it was recorded as Huggeleg.
Situated in the foothills of the Chiltern Hills, Hedgerley is a linear layout of red-brick and timber-framed cottages, amongst which Victoria Cottages date from the 16th century. It is bounded to the north by the M40 motorway. The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin was designed by the Gothic Revival architect Benjamin Ferrey and built in 1852. The Tudor Revival Rectory was built in 1846.
Scenes from Lionel Jeffries' 1972 family film 'The Amazing Mr Blunden' were filmed in the village and at the church.
The village including the fields and woods of the parish featured in an episode of Midsomer Murders.
The village's most notable resident was the infamous Judge Jeffreys (1645–89).
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