English Heritage sites near Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish
BERKHAMSTED CASTLE
14 miles from Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish
Visit the substantial remains of a strong and important motte and bailey castle dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with surrounding walls, ditches and earthworks.
ABINGDON COUNTY HALL MUSEUM
18 miles from Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish
This splendid 17th century Baroque building housed a courtroom for assizes, raised on arches over a market space. It now houses the Abingdon Museum.
NORTH HINKSEY CONDUIT HOUSE
19 miles from Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish
Roofed conduit for Oxford's first water mains, constructed during the early 17th century.
OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE
20 miles from Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.
HARMONDSWORTH BARN
22 miles from Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish
This Grade I listed oak-framed medieval barn ranks alongside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace for its exceptional architectural and historic interest.
ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS
22 miles from Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish
A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.
Churches in Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish
Bledlow Ridge St Paul
Chinnor Road
Bledlow Ridge
High Wycombe
Priest: 01494 52
A small friendly country church. Well cared for and warm!
Worship at 9.30 am on a Sunday with Common Worship Order One Holy Communion.
On the 2nd Sunday of each month there is an informal service suitable for all ages, and is the only service that day. However, as the 2nd Sunday in April is Easter Day, we will be celebrating with a special service, at 9.30, including Holy Communion.
The church is open every day for visitors. We host weddings and the leaflet in the weddings section gives more information.
Bledlow: Holy Trinity
Church End
Bledlow
Oxford
http://www.bledlowparish.org.uk/
Church End in Bledlow is a conservation area with many interesting buildings. The church was built mainly during the 12th and 13th centuries, and remains largely unaltered. The prominent tower houses eight bells.
Enter through the south porch and the oldest working doors in Buckinghamshire, with strap hinges and a draw door. Four steep steps descend to the nave, which is dominated by six massive pillars dating from 1200, each with a different foliage pattern at the top. Look out for the Norman font in the Aylesbury style, and the recently conserved medieval wall paintings and 16th century texts. The windows contain some very good Victorian stained glass, and there is some attractive modern needlework.
This church is a gem and has featured in the television detective series Midsomer Murders and Miss Marple, together with the film The Four Feathers.
Holy Trinity has eight bells that are rung at present on the first Sunday of each month and for special services. Bell ringers are very friendly people and would very much welcome anyone who would like to try their hand at ringing!!
Ladies' Lunch
On the first Wednesday of each month the ladies of the parish get together at The Lions in Bledlow at 12 noon for a social gathering and a bite to eat! If you would like to join us, please come along and introduce yourself.
Saunderton: St Mary & St Nicholas
Bledlow Road
Saunderton
Oxford
http://www.bledlowparish.org.uk/
In earlier times, there were two manors and two churches in Saunderton. St Nicholas was allowed to fall into decay and was demolished in 1452 with the remaining church, St Mary, dating back to 1227, taking on the mantle of St Mary & St Nicholas.
In 1886, as the outer walls were beginning to lean inwards, most of the building was taken down and rebuilt using, wherever possible, the original materials. It is for this reason the building has a Grade II* listing and you will find many old and interesting materials and fittings in the structure.
A water colour painting, dated 1860, hangs on the west wall, showing the church interior as it was with the 13th century Aylesbury font, which is in use today. The medieval bell frame tower with cross braces is thought to be 15th century. The current bells were cast on site in the 17th century. The framed armorial picture is dedicated to King Charles (most likely the 2nd, but there is a possibility it could be the 1st). The original medieval painted floor tiles exist in the Sanctuary and Vestry.
Details of the key-holder are displayed in the porch.
Pubs in Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish
Bledlow Village Cricket Club
West Lane, Bledlow, HP27 9PF
(01844) 346912
bvcc.hitssports.com/
Boot
Chinnor Road, Bledlow Ridge, HP14 4AW
(01494) 481499
thebootbledlowridge.co.uk/
Golden Cross
Wycombe Road, Saunderton, HP14 4HU
(01494) 565974
thegoldencrosspub.co.uk
Lions Of Bledlow
Church End, Bledlow, HP27 9PE
(01844) 343345
thelionsofbledlow.co.uk/
Princes Risborough Golf Club
Lee Road, Saunderton Lee, Princes Risborough, HP27 9NX
(01844) 346989
prgc.co.uk/