Hitcham was a village in Buckinghamshire, England. Today it is indistinguishable from the extended village of Burnham and is no longer marked on Ordnance Survey 1:50000 maps as a separate settlement.[1] It is to the west of Burnham, close to the village of Taplow, and adjacent to the common on which Burnham Beeches stands.
| Hitcham | |
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 St Mary's Church | |
  Hitcham Location within Buckinghamshire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
The village name 'Hitcham' is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Hycga's homestead'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Hucheham.
In 1931 the parish had a population of 886.[2] The civil parish of Hitcham was abolished on 1 April 1934 under a County Review Order, with the urban part going to Burnham parish, a larger but less populous part going to Taplow, and a tiny sliver going to Dorney.[3]
The road Hitcham Lane still exists, and features Hitcham House, a large Manor House, now subdivided into several private residential properties.
References
edit- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:50000 image of Hitcham area from Multimap, (retrieved 5 May 2007)
- ^ "Population statistics Hitcham CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Hitcham CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
External links
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Media related to Hitcham, Buckinghamshire at Wikimedia Commons