Ford is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

in the parish of Dinton-with-Ford and Upton, in

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, England. It is located in the south eastern corner of the parish. The place name is

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in origin and refers simply to the place where a stream crosses the main road via a

ford Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford F ...

. The 16th Century pub in Ford, previously closed but now reopened under new ownership, is named after The Dinton Hermit. As well as being an old

coaching inn The coaching inn (also coaching house or staging inn) was a vital part of Europe's inland transport infrastructure until the development of the railway, providing a resting point ( layover) for people and horses. The inn served the needs of t ...

on the main route between Aylesbury and Thame, it is one of several Grade II

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s in Ford. The barn, now converted into hotel bedrooms, is built mostly of witchert - a local material. Every Wednesday and Friday morning at 10:30 a bus runs from the Dinton Hermit crossroads into Aylesbury, returning at approximately 13:30. Ford has a main road which comes from a crossroad on the Ford Road (Which runs from Hartwell to Haddenham) It continues to

Dinton, Buckinghamshire Dinton is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authorities in England, unitary authority area. It is in the south of the Aylesbury Vale on the ancient Turnpike trusts, turnpike leading from Aylesbury ...

in the North and Askett in the South. It has a crossroad where Water Lane and Chapel Road intersect with the main road.

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