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Chenies is a village and
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in south-east
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, England. It is on the border with
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, east of
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and north of
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.


History

Until the 13th century, the village name was Isenhampstead. There were two villages here, called Isenhampstead Chenies and Isenhampstead Latimers, distinguished by the lords of the manors of those two places. In the 19th century the prefix was dropped and the two villages became known as Chenies and
Latimer Latimer may refer to: Places England * Latimer, Buckinghamshire, a village ** Latimer and Ley Hill, a civil parish that until 2013 was just called "Latimer" * Latimer, Leicester, an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leices ...
. Near this village there was once a royal hunting-box, where both King
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and King
Edward II Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne follo ...
were known to have resided. It was the owner of this lodge, Edward III's shield bearer, Thomas Cheyne, who first gave his name to the village and his descendant, Sir John Cheyne, who built
Chenies Manor House Chenies Manor House in the parish of Chenies in Buckinghamshire, England, is a Tudor Grade I listed building once known as Chenies Palace, although it was never a royal seat or the seat of a bishop. It was held by the Cheney family from 1180 ...
in around 1460 on the site. Several
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s were once established in Chenies, operated by the
River Chess The River Chess is a chalk stream that rises near Chesham in the Chiltern Hills in England, and flows for through Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire to its confluence with the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne in Rickmansworth. The Che ...
, which flowed here from further west in Buckinghamshire. The village was
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by the Cheney family from 1180 and passed by marriage successively to the Semark and Sapcote families and then, in 1526, to the Russell family (
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford ( 1485 – 14 March 1555) was an English royal minister in the Tudor era. He served variously as Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, Lord High Admiral and Lord Privy Seal. Among the lands and property he ...
married Anne Sapcote).. On June 12, 1954, the entire village was sold at auction for £182,000 in order to pay the
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occasioned by the death of
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. The 1,676-acre property included seven dairy farms, 44 homes, a hotel, 255 acres of woodland, watercress beds, and fishing rights.


St Michael's Church

The parish church of St Michael includes the Bedford Chapel, burial place of many notable members of the Russell family. The church is not of great architectural interest but stands in an attractive position in the Chess Valley near the manor house. "The fabulous series of monuments to the Russells, Dukes of Bedford, and their connexions... re according tothe late Mrs. Esdaile... 'one of the finest collections of tombs in England'." The churchyard extension contains the
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of an
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of
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, Aircraftsman 2nd Class John Lionel Crook, who died on 12 December 1944.Aircraftman 2nd Class Crook, John Lionel
CWGC Casualty Record


Sport

Chenies and Latimer Cricket Club play at the
cricket ground Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails (small sticks) balanced on three stumps. Two players from the ...
in the village.


See also

*
Chenies Manor House Chenies Manor House in the parish of Chenies in Buckinghamshire, England, is a Tudor Grade I listed building once known as Chenies Palace, although it was never a royal seat or the seat of a bishop. It was held by the Cheney family from 1180 ...


References


External links


Chenies Parish CouncilChenies Village WebChenies SchoolChenies and Latimer Cricket ClubChenies Church Web Site
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