Monument record 0701700000 - Frieth

Summary

Medieval or post-medieval to modern hamlet of Frieth

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Frieth Conservation Area (DBC7266)

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Type and Period (2)

  • SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1999 AD)
  • HAMLET (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1999 AD)

Description

Conservation Area designated in 1989 and reviewed in 1998 (B1).
Frieth, with St. John's Church, a chapel of ease to Hambleden Church, a parsonage, village hall and school, is 3 miles north-east of Hambleden. To the north-west of it is Little Frieth, with a few outlying cottages (B2).
Frieth is first mentioned in legal documents in about 1307 (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC23249 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 1998. Frieth Conservation Area Character Survey.
  • <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p45.
  • <3>SBC8280 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE-NAMES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES SOCIETY VOL 2). Vol 2. p178.

Location

Grid reference SU 79595 90226 (point)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 16 2025 10:36AM

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