Long Crendon/ Chearsley Circular Walk

Public Transport: Long Crendon and Chearsley are served by regular bus services Long Crendon/ from Aylesbury, Thame and Oxford. For further information telephone Traveline 0871 2002233 Chearsley or visit www.traveline.co.uk. Circular Walk Car Parking: Parking is available in Long Crendon village and alongside the Chilton road. A moderately easy 5 mile walk encompassing part of the flood plain Refreshments: There are public houses and of the River Thame and the villages of village shops in both villages. Long Crendon and Chearsley to the south west of Aylesbury near the Oxfordshire border. Many of the paths can be muddy at any time of the year so the use of stout footwear is recommended. This leaflet may be used in conjunction with OS Explorer sheet 180 or Landranger sheet 165. This leaflet is available in large print or another language on request " 30 stiles Telephone: 0845 370 8090 " 6 gates " several moderate slopes Buckinghamshire County Council, Rights of Way Group, County Hall, Aylesbury HP20 1UY www.buckscc.gov.uk/rights_of_way Rights of Way email: [email protected] Group Produced by Rights of Way Group 01296 382414 April 2004 Leaflet RW.003 Group 01296 382414 of Way Produced by Rights © Copyright Buckinghamshire County Council 2004 Features of Interest 3 A large dovecote stands on the hillside overlooking the river. It is likely to have been The Court 1 constructed House at from the stone Long of Notley Crendon Abbey in the was the first 16th or 17th property to century. be obtained by the National Trust in 1900. Dating from the early 15th century, the building was originally 4 Legend has it that the Lords Gallows once connected with the medieval cloth trade. Up stood on the hill beside the crossroads in to the Victorian period, it was used to hold Chearsley. Several skeletons have been manorial courts. found close by. Parts of the church of St 5 During the 18th century, Long Crendon was Mary’s date back to the the centre of a thriving needlemaking 13th century. South of industry, which was carried out in workers’ the church there is cottages. Many of the cottages in Long evidence of medieval Crendon High Street have special cupboards fishponds, possibly beside the fireplaces for storing the finished connected with an early needles. In some instances, the cupboards manor on the site. were accessible from adjoining cottages so that needles could be passed between them to undergo the different production 2 Notley Abbey was founded in 1162 by processes. Augustinian monks and was reputedly one of the richest monasteries in the country with a large church containing five bells. A legend associated with Notley Great Bell says that at the time of the dissolution, it was thrown into the River Thame and later raised by a local diver. However, as it emerged, a devil-like figure was seen sitting on the bell, the chains broke and the bell sank back to the bottom, never to be seen again! 0 1 km Easington 0 approx 0.5 miles Wombwell’s Farm Brackwell Long Farm Crendon Crawley Farm Mount Pleasant Whaddonfield 5 ad Farm College Farm Glebe Chilton Ro 1 Farm Furze Manor Grove 4 Farm Farm Farm Cop Hill Hawks Manor Farm Bridge Chearsley Lower Green Farm Notley Farm Lenton’s Larch 3 Pond Cuddington Plantation Dovecote Mill Farm Thame Valley Walk Circular Walk Notley 2 e am Other Rights of Way Abbey Th er Bus stop iv R N This map is based on the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Crosse’s Office Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Covert copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Buckinghamshire County Council Licence number LA 100021529 2004. C k l i r a c u W l r a a r l The route is waymarked throughout. W u c r a i l C k The first part of the route follows the V m e a l l a e h y rcula T i r Thame Valley Walk and is C Public Footpath Wal k waymarked accordingly. Walk From the bus stop on the Chearsley road in Long Crendon, take the lane signed “Village roads only” and then immediately bear left past College Barn. At the crossroads, the church and the Old Court House are to the left. Carry straight on and, at the end of the lane, follow the enclosed path to the fields. Continue through the fields towards the river following the Thame Valley Walk waymarks. At the river, do not cross the culvert but turn to the left and enter the next field. The path continues to Notley Abbey. Follow the fenced path past the house along the track to Notley Farm, then take the track to the right behind the buildings. From here pass by Lenton’s pond, cross the river and then the railway line. Follow the path across the fields into Chearsley and then take Shupps Lane, where the route diverges from the Thame Valley Walk, up to the village green. Cross the Crendon road and follow the waymarked path away from the centre of the village. At the farm track, turn right and walk up to meet the Chilton e road. Then turn left and follow the road. am Th er iv About 200 metres past the railway bridge, take the R footpath to the right. The path re-crosses the road at Wombwell’s Farm. Follow the path to the left of the farm track, cross several fields, then join another track leading to College Farm. Turn right just before the farm buildings and follow the waymarks back into Long Crendon..

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