Dagnall | |
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Dagnall Village Hall | |
Aerial view of Dagnall village | |
Location within Buckinghamshire | |
Population | 511 |
OS grid reference | SP9965 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Berkhamsted |
Postcode district | HP4 |
Dialling code | 01442 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Welcome to Edlesborough Parish Council Website |
Dagnall is a village in the parish of Edlesborough, in Buckinghamshire, England.
The place name is derived from the Old English for "Daegga's Knoll". In manorial rolls of 1196 it was listed as Dagenhale. The spelling Dagenhale appears in a legal record of 1450. Thomas Bradwater is listed as a husbandman of the place.[1]
Dagnall is in the Chiltern Hills and in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is next to the Ashridge Estate, owned and managed by The National Trust. House prices are significantly higher than average, in common with comparable locations in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.