Map sources for Chenies at grid reference TQ016984

Chenies is a village in the very eastern part of south Buckinghamshire, England, near the border with Hertfordshire. It is situated to the east of Chesham and the Chalfonts. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Map of Bucks (1904) Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... Chesham is a small town in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, and is situated in the Chess Valley. ... Map sources for Chalfont St Giles at grid reference SU985935 The Chalfonts are a group of three villages in south east Buckinghamshire, England. ...

Until the 13th century, the village name was Isenhampstead. There were two villages here, called Isenhampstead Chenies and Isenhampstead Latimers, distinguished by the lords of the manors of those two places. In the 19th century the prefix was dropped and the two villages became known as Chenies and Latimer. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... For the area of Sheffield, in England, see Manor, Sheffield. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Latimer is a village and civil parish that sits on the border between Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, in England. ...

Near this village there was once a royal palace, where both King Edward I and King Edward III were known to have resided. It was Edward I's shield bearer, Thomas Cheyne, who first gave his name to the village. The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... King Edward I of England (June 17, 1239 – July 7, 1307), popularly known as Longshanks because of his 6 foot 2 inch frame and the Hammer of the Scots (his tombstone, in Latin, read, Hic est Edwardvs Primus Scottorum Malleus, Here lies Edward I, Hammer of the Scots), achieved fame... Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was one of the most successful English kings of medieval times. ...

Chenies Manor House was built around 1460 by Sir John Cheyne. In 1494 the incumbent Lady Agnes Cheyne gave the manor in her will to the Earl of Bedford. In 1560 the house was restyled by Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, who had made it his principal home. Henry VIII was entertained here, and in 1570, Queen Elizabeth I. The manor remained in the possession of the Russells until 1954. Today the manor is noted for the surrounding gardens. Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Events January 25 - Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. ... In the law, a will or testament is a document by which a person (the testator) regulates the rights of others over his property or family after death. ... The titles of Earl or Duke of Bedford were created several times in the peerage of England. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (c. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Several paper mills were once established in Chenies, operated by the River Chess, which flowed here from further west in Buckinghamshire. The term mill, when used by itself, can refer to: Mill (factory) - a place of business for making articles of manufacture, e. ... aleks rules, that is all there is to say :D ...

References

• Chesham to Little Chalfont. Walking in Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes and West Middlesex. URL accessed on July 4, 2005.
• Chenies Manor House. AboutBritain.com. URL accessed on July 4, 2005.
• Generation 15 - Russell / Sapcote. Peterson Family Home Page. URL accessed on July 4, 2005.