Denham, Buckinghamshire
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 St. Mary's parish church | |
 Village road Denham is part of the architectural conservation area of Denham's nucleus. | |
  Denham Denham shown within Buckinghamshire | |
| Area | 16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,139 (2011 census)[1] |
| • Density | 446/km2 (1,160/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ0486 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Uxbridge |
| Postcode district | UB9 |
| Dialling code | 01895 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Denham is a village and civil parish in the South Bucks district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Uxbridge and just north of junction 1 of the M40 motorway. The name is derived from the Old English for "homestead in a valley". It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Deneham.[2] Denham contains the Buckinghamshire Golf Club.
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Buildings[edit]
The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary has a flint and stone Norman tower and Tudor monuments. The tree-lined Village Road includes several old red brick houses with mature Wisteria on them, and has been used as a location in British films and television.
Southlands Manor is a Grade II listed building. Its entry on the English Heritage website states that it was built in the 16th century, with a variety of later changes including the addition of four chimney stacks in the early 17th-century.[3] Analysis of a sample of timbers from the main building and its associated barn have found that they were felled in the winters of 1472/3 and 1473/4, indicating that the relevant parts of the building were erected in 1474 or soon after.[4]
The Old Bakery, built in about C14, it is one of the earliest surviving buildings along the village High Street. It is located along, what would have been medieval burgage plots. The plots were for laying out a town. Built for the Abbot of Westminster, probably on instructions by Nicholas de Littlington, for his reeve. One survey suggests a very precise date of building of 1367 - 68, although no dendrochronology has been undertaken. The building phases and oultlay are complex, with much alteration. Prior to the 1950s demolition of the former E wing the building formed three cottages/shops.
Denham Film Studios were near the village.
Development[edit]
Housing growth has over the years created new parts to Denham. Modern-day Denham consists of:
- Denham Village, as above; the original settlement
- Denham Garden Village, the north of Denham Green Lane - built in the 1950s, renovated in 2006.
- Denham Green grew up around the shops beside the railway station. Alexander Korda's Denham Film Studios (now demolished) used the Broadwater (Business) Park land between the junction of the road to Rickmansworth (A412) and Moor Hall Road towards Harefield.
- New Denham is a linear part on the old Oxford Road north-west of Uxbridge, west of the Grand Union Canal
- Higher Denham is a locality on the site of a First World War army training and transit camp, placed to take advantage of the adjacent Denham Golf Club station. After the War, the camp land was sold off piecemeal for housing, following a similar trend all over Metro-land. Martin-Baker Aircraft Ltd, manufacturers of aircraft ejector seats, have a small factory in Higher Denham
- Tatling End, Denham is on the Oxford Road, west of the junction with the A412, at the top of the hill leading out of the Misbourne valley.
Transport[edit]
Denham railway station has direct services to London Marylebone and High Wycombe and limited services to Princes Risborough, Aylesbury and Banbury. Connecting services link to Birmingham Snow Hill, Stratford-on-Avon and Kidderminster.
The 331 bus service between Uxbridge and Ruislip stations (operated by Metroline West for London Buses) calls at the Station Parade shops in Denham Green. The 724 Green Line bus service between Harlow and Heathrow passes through Denham Green to Uxbridge and onwards to Heathrow Airport, terminating at the Bus Station at Heathrow Central. The 581 circular bus service provides a link between the various areas of Denham and Uxbridge bus station. The Saturdays-only 582 service links the various Denhams with Iver, Slough and Windsor. The 101, 102, 105 and 580 run through the outskirts of Denham.
Denham Aerodrome was established during the 1930s[5] and is sited on higher land to the north of the village. It is the base of many private and executive aircraft and helicopters and has several hangars and a hard runway.
Economy[edit]
InterContinental Hotels Group has its corporate headquarters and European head office in Denham.[6] Bosch also has its UK head office located in Denham.
Schools[edit]
Denham Village Infant School, in Cheapside Lane, was the original school for Denham, and has classes for Reception and Years 1 and 2 . The school building dates from 1832 and is listed.[7]
Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy is located on Nightingale Way, Denham Green. The academy opened in September 2013, replacing the former Tilehouse Combined School, and is for children from ages 4–11 and also offers pre-school services. The school's current leadership team completed an Ofsted inspection shortly before converting to an Academy. Ofsted noted that the school was a Good school with Outstanding features. The academy accepts all children from the Denham area (including Denham Village, Denham Green, Maple Cross, Harefield and North Uxbridge) who wish to attend the school.[8]
Sports[edit]
Denham Cricket Club, in Cheapside Lane, currently play in Morrant's Chiltern Cricket League.
Demography[edit]
| Output area | Homes owned outright | Owned with a loan | Socially rented | Privately rented | Other | km² roads | km² water | km² domestic gardens | km² domestic buildings | km² non-domestic buildings | Usual residents | km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil parish | 1125 | 1039 | 463 | 357 | 37 | 0.761 | 0.391 | 1.416 | 0.250 | 0.175 | 7139 | 16.02 |
Twinning[edit]
Denham is twinned with Denham in Shark Bay, Western Australia.
Notable residents[edit]
- Raymond Baxter, BBC Television presenter, lived in Denham until 1978.[9]
- Cilla Black, singer, entertainer and television personality had her main residence in Denham Green, bought with her late husband Bobby in the 1970s. In a burglary in 2002 £1 million worth of gems were stolen.[10]
- Sir George Bowyer, 5th Baronet was born at Denham Court.[11]
- Brian Connolly, lead singer with 1970s glam rock band Sweet, lived at Denham until his death in 1997.[12]
- Jess Conrad, actor and singer, lived in Denham.[13]
- Paul Daniels, magician, lived in Denham.[14]
- Sir John Mills, film actor, was a resident of the village for many years, and is commemorated by a blue plaque on Hills House, his former residence by the church.[15]
- Roger Moore, actor, lived in Sherwood House, Tilehouse Road, Denham.[16]
- Mike Oldfield, musician, lived in Tilehouse Lane, Denham 1979-86.[17]
- Dennis Wise, former Wimbledon, Chelsea and England football player and manager lives in Denham.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
- ^ (Mawer & Stenton, 1925).
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1332678)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Muir, Andy (2012). Dendrochronological analysis of oak timbers from Southlands Manor and Barn, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England. Hungerford, Berkshire: Tree-Ring Services.
- ^ About Denham Aerodrome Archived 24 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Contact us Archived 8 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine.." InterContinental Hotels Group. Retrieved on 5 March 2010.
- ^ Denham Village Infant School Archived 31 July 2012 at Archive.is
- ^ Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy
- ^ "Obituary: Raymond Baxter". The Daily Telegraph. 16 September 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Cilla Black £1m insurance blow". The London Evening Standard. 25 October 2003. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ Burke, John; Burke, Sir John Bernard (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England. London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 77. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "The Sweet". British Music Experience. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours 2011: list in full". telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ Russell, Rosalind (2 August 1997). "Bathing beauties". independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir John Mills". independent.co.uk. The Independent. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Our story of the month: October 2006". roger-moore.com. Sir Roger Moore Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Mike Oldfield posed in a field at his home in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England in January 1982". gettyimages.co.uk. Getty Images. 1 January 1982. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/wised-up-dennis-is-married-1599937.amp. Missing or empty
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