Chearsley
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK place Chearsley is a village and civil parish within the Buckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated about seven miles south west of Aylesbury, and about four miles north of Thame, in Oxfordshire.
HistoryEdit
The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cerdeslai.Template:Cn It was originally a hamlet in the nearby parish of Crendon. It was established as a parish in its own right by the Bishop of Lincoln in 1458.Template:Cn
EtymologyEdit
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Cerdic's clearing' or 'Cerdic's lea'.
Elite personal namesEdit
The incidence of Brittonic personal names in the royal genealogies of a number of "Anglo-Saxon" dynasties is significant. The Wessex royal line was traditionally founded by a man named Cerdic, an undoubtedly Brittonic name ultimately derived from Caratacus. This may indicate that Cerdic was a native Briton, and that his dynasty became anglicised over time.<ref>Koch, J.T., (2006) Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, Template:ISBN, pp. 392–393.</ref><ref name="Myres, J.N.L. 1989 pp. 146">Myres, J.N.L. (1989) The English Settlements. Oxford University Press, pp. 146–147</ref>
NotabilityEdit
The village was used as a location in the television series Midsomer Murders – ep. Country Matters, ITV.Template:Cn
ReferencesEdit
GalleryEdit
- Chearsley, River Thame - geograph.org.uk - 585908.jpg
River Thame at Chearsley, view from footbridge at the Cuddington parish boundary.
- Parish Church of St Nicholas, Chearsley - geograph.org.uk - 65467.jpg
Parish Church of St Nicholas, Chearsley.
- The Bell Inn, Chearsley - geograph.org.uk - 65466.jpg
The Bell Inn, Chearsley.
- River Thame floods facing Notley from Railway embankment - geograph.org.uk - 352097.jpg
River Thame floods facing Notley from Railway embankment