Weston Turville is a historic village and

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in the

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, England. The village is at the foot of the

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, 3 miles (4.9 km) from the market town of Wendover and 3.5 miles (5.7 km) from

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. The village name 'Weston' is

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in origin, and means 'western estate' or western homestead, as 'tun' means an enclosed farm in Angle. In the

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of 1086, the village is recorded as ''Westone''. The suffix 'Turville' was added later, referring to the

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in the 13th century, and to differentiate the village from other places called Weston. Between 1236 and 1539, Weston Turville grew to have five areas, or ends – Church End, Brook End, South End, West End and World's End. These five ends still exist, as documented by Hamish Eaton's book "Weston Turville – A History", published in 1997. The 13th century church of St. Mary the Virgin is the parish church for Weston Turville and is a grade I listed building. A church has existed on the land at the end of Church Walk since the 12th century; however, all that remains of the original church is the font and an octagonal shaft built into the south wall of the chancel. The nearest railway station is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away in the village of

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on the

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, operated by

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. Weekday buses serving Weston Turville run between

and

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, and are operated by

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on Sundays. Weston Turville has a small bird reserve, which was established by BBONT (Bucks, Beds and Oxford Nature Trust), now BBOWT (Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust). The site had one hide and can be accessed from the main reservoir footpath. Weston Turville was also, at one time, one of the main places where

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s were bred. A notable resident of the village in the 16th century was Dr

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. It is after him that the

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in nearby

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is named. At one time, the UK TV presenter and Radio DJ

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had a home in Weston Turville. Currently former

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defender

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and

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, Chairman of

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, live in the village. Other notable features include: * The hamlet of Bye Green is located to the north of the village, on the Brook End (road) leading to Aston Clinton. * Weston Turville Golf Club was established in 1973. The 18-hole golf course is situated at the foot of the Chiltern Hills and off the white tees measures 6,008 yards and a par 69 and for the red ladies tees measures 5,369 yards and is a par 70. * There are many historic buildings with listed status in Weston Turville and much of the village was designated a conservation area in 1991. * Weston Turville Church of England School is a mixed voluntary aided primary school, which takes children from the age of four through to the age of eleven. The school has approximately 210 pupils. *

Weston Turville Reservoir Weston Turville Reservoir is a 19 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Weston Turville in Buckinghamshire. It is owned by the Canal & River Trust, and the open water is leased to sailing and fishing clubs while the su ...

built in 1797. * The Manor House, site of a motte and twin baileys. * A local weather station with climatological history of the village. * Weston Turville has a well-known audio library, Calibre Audio Library, which opened in 1974. It is located next to the Holiday Inn Hotel.

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