The village pond at Dunsmore

The Church of the Resurrection, Dunsmore

Dunsmore is a hamlet in the parish of Ellesborough, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the hilltop of one of the Chiltern Hills, about 2 miles south of Wendover. It is one of the remotest places in the whole of Buckinghamshire, accessible only by two steep, single-track hillside lanes. The pond at Dunsmore, Buckinghamshire This photograph was taken by me (Peter Dean). ... The pond at Dunsmore, Buckinghamshire This photograph was taken by me (Peter Dean). ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 766 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,024 × 802 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 766 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,024 × 802 pixels, file size: 1. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Ellesborough is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Chiltern Hills are a chalk escarpment in south east England. ... Wendover is a picturesque market town that sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. ...

The place name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means literally Dunna's moor.^[1] Old English redirects here. ...

Today the village is extremely picturesque as it is surrounded by mostly National Trust owned woodland. However due to its location it is occasionally cut off because of bad weather or bad road conditions, and retains its small community atmosphere. Central features of the hamlet are the village pond, the village hall and the Church of the Resurrection, Dunsmore. There were two public houses, the Fox and the Black Horse, but these have closed and been converted into residential dwellings in recent years. The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Two people reflected in a fish pond A pond is typically a man made body of water smaller than a lake. ... Pub redirects here. ...

Dunsmore is very near to the Prime Ministers weekend residence Chequers & the local Second Boer War memorial on Coombe Hill, Buckinghamshire above Wendover in the Aylesbury vale, which also offers the best Sledding in the area when snow occasionally falls. Chequers, or Chequers Court, is a large house to the south east of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, that sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. ... Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians... Coombe Hill is a hill in The Chilterns, located near the town of Wendover, and overlooks Aylesbury Vale. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

There are other English places called Dunsmore. Dunsmore is the name of several places in England. ...

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Dunsmore is now a small village with a thriving personalty. It has 1 small village hall and 1 small village church. It now has quite a few familys with there children who like to go an play on the nearly deserted streets. It has a village teas once in a while that raises the church around £100. It is a lovely place to live in with a lovley woods near by.

 E.w Age 11