Midsomer Villages Warborough More than 80 episodes of ‘Midsomer Murders’ have been Midsomer Murders made and the programme has been sold to over 230 overseas territories. The programmes are made mostly on location in Location Guide The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Green North Dorchester-on-Thames has been used to represent the following: Dorchester-on-Thames
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Further information sources: 10 Newsagents Midsomer Murders Guide www.midsomermurders.org Sgt. Scott moves into a flat above the shop in ‘Bad Tidings’ Midsomer Murders Society www.midsomermurderssociety.com (2003) “Midsomer Murders on Location: A Guide to the Midsomer Counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and 11 Mr Yates upholsterers workshop Oxfordshire” (paperback) Edited by Anthony Richards on sale at Dorchester Abbey Seen as a Newsagents in ‘Market for Murder’ (2001) Museum £5.00 & a Dolls Shop in ‘Bad Tidings’ (2003) Village information 12 Six Bells Public House www.dorchesteronthames.co.uk Seen in ‘Bad Tidings’ (2003), www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk ‘Sins of Commission’ (2003) www.dorchesterfestival.com & ‘Left for Dead’ (2008). Also www.warboroughshillingford.org used in ‘Second Sight’ (2004) District information as ‘The Luck in the World’ www.hidden-britain.co.uk & ‘The Great & The Good’ www.visitsouthoxfordshire.co.uk (2009) as ‘The Black Swan’ Photography 13 Houses around The Green Joan Street and Bentley Productions, part of the All3Media Seen in ‘The House in the Woods’ (2005) & ‘The Great & Group The Good’ (2009) & ‘Second Sight’ (2004) Acknowledgements Dorchester-on-Thames Society, South Oxfordshire District 14 Village Green Council and Warborough Parish Council Seen in opening shots of ‘Market for Murder’ (2001) Published by Dorchester-on-Thames Parish Council April 2011 © Bentley Productions Watling Lane Dorchester-on-Thames
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Directions to Warborough
1 Riverside, 15 Bridge End 4 The George Hotel By Road: Cross Dorchester Bridge over River Thame and Seen in ‘Dead in the Water’ Used as ‘The Maid in Splendour’ take Henley Road to the by-pass. Turn right on to A4074 (2004) - Guy Sweetman, Mrs. pub in ‘The Maid in Splendour’ and take first exit left at Shillingford roundabout. This is Sharp & Sandra Tate lived here. (2003) & ‘The Feathers Hotel’ in New Road which after two bends turns into Thame Road ‘The House in the Woods’ (2005) and you will shortly arrive in the centre of Warborough.
2 The Pigeons, High Street On Foot: Cross Dorchester Bridge over River Thame The Butterball Tea Room in ‘Small Mercies’ (2009) 5 Post Office and take first left into Overy. At the end of Overy Lane ‘Fletchers Cross’ Post Office in follow the public bridleway sign straight on and under ‘Things that Go Bump in the the underpass at Priest’s Moor Bridge. Take second right 3 Fleur de Lys Night’ (2004) & ‘Morton Fendle’ turning along the bridleway across the middle of a large The Devington Arms in ‘Master in ‘Dance with the Dead’ (2006) & field heading for the centre of Warborough. When you Class’ (2010) ‘Midsomer Newton P.O.’ in ‘The reach Thame Road turn left towards village centre. House in the Woods’ (2005)