Editing Frieth (section)

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{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|coordinates = {{coord|51.604962|-0.8483|display=inline,title}}
|official_name= Frieth
|population= 
|civil_parish= [[Hambleden]]
|unitary_england     = [[Buckinghamshire Council|Buckinghamshire]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[Buckinghamshire]]
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= [[Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)|Wycombe]]
|post_town= HENLEY-ON-THAMES
|postcode_district = RG9
|postcode_area= RG 
|dial_code= 01494 
|os_grid_reference= SU797902
|london_distance=
}}

'''Frieth''' is a village in the [[parish]] of [[Hambleden]], in [[Buckinghamshire]], England. It lies on the top of "Frieth Hill", which is part of the [[chalk]] [[escarpment]]s of the [[Chiltern Hills]].

[[Image:Frieth overview.JPG|thumb|300px|left|Frieth. Picture taken from a south angle.]]

Frieth lies at a height of around {{convert|550|ft|m}}, on the edge of a broad and deep [[winterbourne (stream)|winterbourne]] chalk valley in which are located the older settlements of the parish and adjacent parishes – [[Hambleden]], [[Skirmett]], [[Turville]], and [[Fingest]]. Because of the shortage of surface water and the relatively poor soils – heavy clay and flint overlaying the permeable chalk – Frieth did not develop into a village until well into [[Victorian era|Victorian times]]. However, there are a number of ancient properties and Frieth has all the symbols of a traditional English village. As well as the church, it has a village hall, a village green, two rural pubs, a village society, fine open hilly countryside, and a small but thriving [[primary school]]. The village shop and dairy has closed.