Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HEDGERLEY DEAN

HEDGERLEY DEAN, a hamlet in Farnham-Royal parish, Bucks; 3¼ miles SE of Beaconsfield. Acres, 480. Real property, £867. Pop., 227. Houses, 49. A battle between the Saxons and the Danes is said to have been fought here; and some large and deep entrenchments are supposed to mark the battle field.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Farnham Royal CP/AP       Buckinghamshire AncC
Place: Hedgerley

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