Bellingdon
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Bellingdon the name deriving from the Anglo Saxon
Bellingdenu or Bella's Valley is a village
in the parish
of Chartridge
, in Buckinghamshire
, England
. It is two miles north of Chesham
, and situated along a ridge, typical of the Chiltern Hills
.
Until the end of the 19th century Bellingdon consisted of a number of scattered farms including Bank, Peppetts, Bellingdon End, Bloomfield, Huge, Hazeldean and Vale Farms which were built in late 16th or early 17th-century.
St John's Church, in the centre of the village is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Great Chesham. The Anglican congregation started in about 1885 when it met in the Mission Room at Sun Cottage. The current tin tabernacle was built in 1901. In 1958 the building was named "St John's", after St John the Evangelist.
In the nineteenth century there was also a Baptist chapel in the village at Peppett's Green, which was a branch of the Lower Baptist Chapel (now Trinity Baptist) in Chesham.
There is a village hall, with adjoining playing fields, shared with the nearby hamlet
of Asheridge
. At the northern end of the village is the premises of The Bull public house
which ceased to trade in the summer of 2009 and was boarded up, and beyond this the largest employer in the village, HG Matthews Brickworks
which was acquired by the family in 1923.
D.H. Lawrence rented a cottage called The Triangle in Hawridge Lane for a short period between August 1914 and January 1915 during which time he wrote The Rainbow
.
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
Bellingdenu or Bella's Valley is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Chartridge
Chartridge
Chartridge is a village in Buckinghamshire, England situated 2 miles North West of Chesham.Chartridge is also the name of a civil parish in Chiltern District which also includes the village of Bellingdon and the hamlets of Pednor, Hundridge and Asheridge...
, in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England
England
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. It is two miles north of Chesham
Chesham
Chesham is a market town in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 11 miles south-east of the county town of Aylesbury. Chesham is also a civil parish designated a town council within Chiltern district. It is situated in the Chess Valley and surrounded by farmland, as well as...
, and situated along a ridge, typical of the Chiltern Hills
Chiltern Hills
The Chiltern Hills form a chalk escarpment in South East England. They are known locally as "the Chilterns". A large portion of the hills was designated officially as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1965.-Location:...
.
Until the end of the 19th century Bellingdon consisted of a number of scattered farms including Bank, Peppetts, Bellingdon End, Bloomfield, Huge, Hazeldean and Vale Farms which were built in late 16th or early 17th-century.
St John's Church, in the centre of the village is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Great Chesham. The Anglican congregation started in about 1885 when it met in the Mission Room at Sun Cottage. The current tin tabernacle was built in 1901. In 1958 the building was named "St John's", after St John the Evangelist.
In the nineteenth century there was also a Baptist chapel in the village at Peppett's Green, which was a branch of the Lower Baptist Chapel (now Trinity Baptist) in Chesham.
There is a village hall, with adjoining playing fields, shared with the nearby hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
of Asheridge
Asheridge
Asheridge is a small hamlet in the parish of Chartridge, in Buckinghamshire, England. Prior to 1898 it was part of Chesham parish...
. At the northern end of the village is the premises of The Bull public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
which ceased to trade in the summer of 2009 and was boarded up, and beyond this the largest employer in the village, HG Matthews Brickworks
HG Matthews Brickworks
HG Matthews Brickworks was founded in 1923 by Henry George Matthews and has since been run by his family. It is now managed by his Grandson Jim Matthews. The Matthews brick can be seen in many of the houses in South Buckinghamshire...
which was acquired by the family in 1923.
D.H. Lawrence rented a cottage called The Triangle in Hawridge Lane for a short period between August 1914 and January 1915 during which time he wrote The Rainbow
The Rainbow
The Rainbow is a 1915 novel by British author D. H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters....
.