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Landmark Attractions In Turville

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Cobstone Windmill

Sudeley Castle

THORPE PARK Resort

Blenheim Palace

Avebury Stone Circle

Stonehenge

Hawk Conservancy Trust

Turville is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, 5 miles west of High Wycombe and 5 miles north of Henley-on-Thames. The name is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means 'dry field'. It was recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 796 as Thyrefeld. The manor of Turville once belonged to the abbey at St Albans, but was seized by the Crown in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1547. The manor house has since been rebuilt as Turville Park. The present incumbent of the manor is Lord Sainsbury. Turville was home to Ellen Sadler, who fell asleep in 1871, aged eleven, and purportedly did not wake for nine years, becom...
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Landmark Attractions In Turville

1. Cobstone Windmill Turville
Cobstone Mill was built around 1816 and is located on Turville Hill in the civil parish of Ibstone in Buckinghamshire, England, and overlooks the village of Turville. It is sometimes referred to as Turville Windmill. It is a smock mill that replaced the original mill that had stood there since the 16th century. The machinery was previously used in another mill in the village of Lacey Green. It was a working mill grinding cereal until 1873. Later, squatters living in the mill caused a fire which damaged the centre post. After this time the mill went further into deterioration. It was not until 1967 and the filming of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang that the mill was cosmetically restored. The cap was remolded, a new fantail and light wooden sails were added. The mill and cottage were purchased in 1...
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Things to do in Buckinghamshire

Showing a range of attractions across the county of Buckinghamshire. For more holiday ideas and accommodation go to visitsoutheastengland.com

Turville Village Church And Pub Midsomer Murders

Turville Village possibly the most beautiful in England. The church was used for the Vicar of Dibley, The windmill for Mary Poppins. The Pub for Midsomer Murders. and that's just the start. The pub is the slightly unusually named 'Butchers Arms'. Midsomer Murders Trail. There is also Sleepy Cottage. It was Bramley End in the war time movie 'Went the Day Well?'. The classic 1945 British chiller Dead of Night. Also the more recent Oscar-nominated An Education (2009) one of my favorite films where the nice old lady is conned out of her paintings and the girl who is getting 'An Education in Life' realises that her exciting and sophisticated new friends are black-hearted spivs.

Welcome to Buckinghamshire

Visiting Buckinghamshire? If so, this video will help you start planning your trip. Whether you are a tourist, international business representative or you are in the area for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games this video will give you the highlights of the county.

For more information about doing business in Buckinghamshire, why not get in touch by visiting the Buckinghamshire Business First Website at bbf.uk.com

For more information on tourism in Buckinghamshire, visit the county website at visitbuckinghamshire.org

TV filming location -- The Vicar of Dibley

The picturesque village of Turville in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, which is best known for doubling for Dibley in the television comedy series The Vicar of Dibley. The church that doubled for St Barnabus [sic] Church is St Mary The Virgin Church.

On the horizon you can see Cobstone Windmill, which also famously featured in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

A drive through Buckingham

Market Town

Follow the path and enter by the narrow door, St Mary's Church, Benfleet

Building work in the Church.

Impressions of Beaconsfield

Originally published as Yesterday's Britain video Hops and Downs in 1988.

COTSWOLD VILLAGES WALK - VOLUME 3

Take a one hour virtual walk through 5 more idyllic Cotswold Villages. You'll enjoy walking through the quaint English villages of Adlestrop, Stanway, Lechlade-on-Thames, Icomb, and Naunton and your exercise sessions on your treadmill, elliptical, or Nordic Track will fly by and you'll exercise longer and enjoy every minute. This is the third volume of virtual walks in Cotswold Villages and it is available either as a HD Download or a DVD at vitadvds.com.

University Church of St. Mary [Oxford, England]

Visited the University Church of St. Mary while in Oxford, England, studying abroad with a group from Coastal Carolina University.

KXAS Visits Robson Ranch Texas for the Super Senior World Pickleball Championships

Robson Ranch Texas recently hosted the Super Senior World Pickleball Championships and KXAS, NBC 5 in Dallas, highlighted the fun filled event. Robson Ranch in home to the largest Pickleball Complex in North Texas.

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