Wheeler End is a
hamlet in the
parish of
Piddington and Wheeler End
Piddington and Wheeler End is a small civil parish within Wycombe District Council, Buckinghamshire, England. Within the parish are the main hamlets of Piddington and Wheeler End. The total voting population of the parish is 630.
The parish ...
, in
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...
, England. The hamlet is located close to the main
A40 between
West Wycombe and
Stokenchurch
Stokenchurch is a village and civil parish in south-west Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about south of Chinnor in Oxfordshire and west of High Wycombe. Stokenchurch is a commuter village, served by junction 5 of ...
.
The hamlet name refers to the Wheeler family, who lived here. They were once the main
brewers of
High Wycombe. The hamlet itself however, is much older, dating back to the
Anglo-Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...
period.
Wheeler End is a collection of
terraced houses and free standing properties surrounding the
village common.
The Common and most of the
arable land surrounding the properties in the hamlet are owned by the West Wycombe Estates of
Sir Edward Dashwood, Bt. There are no shops in Wheeler End, the nearest shops being either in West Wycombe or in
Lane End. There is one
public house in Wheeler End, The Chequers Inn.
References
External links
Piddington & Wheeler End Parish Council
Hamlets in Buckinghamshire
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