Quarrendon is both the name of an ancient village on the outskirts of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire and the name of a large housing estate that forms part of Aylesbury. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Map sources for Aylesbury at grid reference SP818138 Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire, in south central England, with a population in the 2001 census of 65,173. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... A housing estate is a medium-to-low density residential area, usually part of a suburb of a town or city in a developed country. ...

Coming from the Old English Cweorndun the name means 'hill where mill stones are obtained'. There is evidence to suggest that the village dates back at least as far as the Anglo Saxon period as the village was reputedly the birthplace of St Edburga, St Edith and their niece St Osyth. Legend has it that St Osyth was beheaded by the Danish occupiers of Britain at the holy waters in Quarrendon. Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... Edburga of Bicester was an English saint from the seventh century. ... Osyth (died 653 AD) was an English saint. ...

Queen Elizabeth I was entertained at Quarrendon Manor by Sir Henry Lee for two days in 1592. The village remained with its manor intact until the 18th Century, when Henry Lee, the Lord of the Manor, went bankrupt and lost all his lands. The only remaining building in the old village is the ruined church of St Peter, now missing its roof: only the two west bays of the nave remain and part of the north aisle. The building is late 13th century and has octagonal piers and square headed aisle windows. In 1817 the building was described in the Gentleman's Magazine as "..a melancholy object of contemplation". However the moat, fish ponds and groundworks still remain. Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Henry Lee is the name of several prominent people. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... In England, Lord of the Manor is a minor, feudal title. ... Rocky landscape with ruins, by Nicolaes Berchem, ca. ... According to tradition, Peter was crucified upside-down, as shown in this painting by Caravaggio. ... Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... In a modern church an aisle is thought of as a row down the middle of the church with a set of pews on each side. ... (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. ... An octagon is a polygon that has eight sides. ... A pier in Lillebælt, Denmark A pier was originally a raised walkway over water that is supported by piles or pillars, as opposed to a quay or wharf. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Gentlemans Magazine was the first general-interest magazine, and the most influential periodical of its time. ... The moated manor house of Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire, England Moats were deep and wide water-filled trenches, to provide a barrier against attack upon castle ramparts or other fortifications. ...

The Quarrendon housing estate on the north west side of Aylesbury was started in the post war years and added to right through to the 1980s. It is now one of the largest housing estates in the modern town of Aylesbury with a population in the 2001 census of 5,897 people of which the majority are of an ethinic origin. // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...