Hedgerley

Hedgerley
Saint Mary the Virgin parish church
Cottages in Hedgerley
Hedgerley is located in Buckinghamshire
Hedgerley
Hedgerley
Location within Buckinghamshire
Area6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population873 (2011 census including Jordans)[1]
• Density128/km2 (330/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU9687
Civil parish
  • Hedgerley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSlough
Postcode districtSL2
Dialling code01753
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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UK
England
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51°34′34″N 0°36′07″W / 51.576°N 0.602°W / 51.576; -0.602

Hedgerley is a village and civil parish in South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England. The parish is centred 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Beaconsfield and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Gerrards Cross. The parish has incorporated the formerly separate parish of Hedgerley Dean since 1934 (which was once a hamlet in parish of Farnham Royal).[2]

The toponym name "Hedgerley" is derived from the Old English meaning "Hycga's woodland clearing". In manorial rolls in 1195 it was recorded as Huggeleg.[3]

  1. ^ "Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ^ A Vision of Britain through Time: Relationships / unit history of Hedgerley Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Oxford Dictionary of Place Names[clarification needed]