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Coordinates: 51°51′55″N 0°35′14″W / 51.8653°N 0.5872°W
| Edlesborough | |
 The junction of High Street and Brook Street, Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire. |
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 Edlesborough
Edlesborough shown within Buckinghamshire |
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| Population | 2,754 [1] |
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| Civil parish | Edlesborough |
| District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNSTABLE |
| Postcode district | LU6 |
| Dialling code | 01525 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Buckingham |
| List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire | |
Edlesborough is a village and is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is adjacent to the village of Eaton Bray over the county boundary in Bedfordshire, about three miles WSW of Dunstable.
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Eadwulf's barrow'. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Eddinberge.
Included within the parish border of Edlesborough are the hamlets of Dagnall, Northall and part of Ringshall. Hudnall was transferred in 1885 to the parish of Little Gaddesden in Hertfordshire.[2] "RAF Edlesborough" was a radio station near Dagnall.
Edlesborough School is a community primary school, which takes children from the age of four through to the age of eleven. The school has approximately 250 pupils. The nearest secondary school is The Cottesloe School in Wing.
The village was once a centre for the straw plait industry.
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[edit] The Green
For sport it has two football pitches, one enclosed tennis court and a cricket square. There is a small playing area for children. The Green is very beautiful on a summers day filled with families.
[edit] St Mary the Virgin
The old parish church of St Mary the Virgin, is now in the hands of the Churches Conservation Trust, since Edlesborough parish was merged with Eaton Bray in 1975.[3]
The earliest parts of the church date from the 13th century. A chantry was added in 1338 and the tower in 1340—it is worth noting that the closeness of these construction dates indicates how rich Edlesborough parish was at the time.
Much of the church was altered in the 15th century, including the chantry, which has given the church a very 15th century feel.
On March 28, 1824, the tower was struck by lightning, which resulted in a fire that burned for 12 hours—the lead of the roof melted, and the molten lead caused everything it struck to catch fire. Thankfully the locals were skillful at fire fighting.
[edit] Furniture
The 15th century rood screen and pulpit with tester are of great interest, as are the wooden roofs of the same date. During the 15th century updates, six misericords were added to the choir stalls. These include carvings of a bat, a dragon and a mermaid. The misericord of the dragon also has some lovely frog carvings for its supporters. There are some exceptionally intersesting brasses.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census
- ^ Vision of Britain: Edlesborough Relationships
- ^ "St Mary's Church, Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire". Churches Conservation Trust. http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Marys-Church-Edlesborough-Buckinghamshire/. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 127
- Gróf, László. Children of Straw - The story of a Vanished Craft and Industry in Bucks, Herts, Beds and Essex. Southampton, England: Barracuda Books. ISBN 0860232905.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Edlesborough |
- Edlesborough Parish Council
- Edlesborough School
- Archives of the Incorporated Church Building Society. "EDLESBOROUGH, St. Mary the Virgin". churchplansonline.org. http://www.churchplansonline.org/retrieve_results.asp?search_args=x%3DEDLESBOROUGH%2C+St.+Mary+the+Virgin. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
