Five Bells Weston Turville
A charming little village and civil parish located between the Buckinghamshire towns of Aylesbury and Wendover, Weston Turville has a population of less than 3,000, and has remained largely unspoilt, despite its proximity to considerable urban development. With 3 village pubs (one a hotel – The Five Bells), and a few village shops, it retains its local identity and sense of local community. Just outside the village is the Weston Turville Golf Club, which attracts numerous visitors to the village, following their favourite hobby. Also within cloxe proximity of the village is Stoke Mandeville, the name synoymous with the hospital, which is in fact located in Aylesbury. The name Weston Turville (or at least the “Weston” part) originates from Anglo Saxon times and means roughly “western estate”, and it was though important enough to be recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book, compiled by order of William the Conqueror. The parish church dates from the 12th century, and is set apart from the village. A pretty Buckinghamshire village, Weston Turville is a popular place to live, having a countryside setting, while still be close to Aylesbury and Wendover for employment purposes, jobs being relatively easy to come by in normal times. Towards Wendover you will find Weston Turville Reservoir, a popular nature reserve established by BBONT, this attracts bird watchers and anglers from all around the area. The B4544, which cuts through the village joins the A413 and the A41 (at Aston Clinton), making the village easy to access and giving it good road links with London.
Weston Turville Map.
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Aylesbury Hotels - Garden Court
For your accommodation in Aylesbury you should certainly consider the conveniently placed Holiday Inn, Garden Court, in its attractive suburban location on the Watermead estate on the outskirts of the town. A modern 40 room hotel the Garden Court is one of the more popular Aylesbury hotels and attracts both business and leisure clients. The hotel is handy for visiting the town of Aylesbury and ideal for accessing local attractions such as Waddesdon Manor, Whipsnade Zoo, the Roald Dahl Museum and the Silverstone Racing Circuit, to name but a few. There is internet access both in guest rooms and as a public space service so you can keep up with your business commitments or simply check on your e-mails during your stay. Rooms are available in the Holiday Inn Garden Court, Aylesbury from around 68 per night, so get your hotel room booked and visit this popular Buckinghamshire town soon.
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Today I have been working on my Aylesbury website, mostly because I am currently back in Aylesbury for Christmas and the New Year. The current project has been to update the history a little including some information on the derivation and variations of the name and also to add a new section on Rooms to Rent in Aylesbury from which I hope to make a little money as it is connected to an new affliate campaign which I am trying out, fingers are crossed but I am not holding my breath as these things never seem to work very well for me. This particular website is doing pretty well at the moment and is currently appearing at postion 4 on page 1 of Google, so I should be able to generate a bit of cash with it, if I can find the right products to sell or promote. Traffic is down, as it always is this time of year, though the weather has been lousy, so I would expect people to stay indoors (surfing the web we hope) in front of their computers ( or the telly!).
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Interesting facts, did you know that the Aston Martin car derived the “Aston” part of its name from the Buckinghamshire village of Aston Clinton? The co founder of the Aston martin company, Lionel Martin road tested his early cars in a hill climb competition which took place on Aston Hill, close to the village of Aston Clinton, you can even view a plaque that has been placed on the site to commemorate this event. The company was founded in 1913 in London, and the other co-founder was Robert Bamford, the DB5 appeared in the James Bond film Goldfinger. Aston Clinton is a village situated east of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
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Lying in a broad gap in the western Chilton Hills, the small town of Princes Risborough has a history going back to Anglo Saxon times and beyond, it was recorded in the Domesday Book, and the manor eventually passed to Edward the Black Prince, giving it the “Princes” part of its name. Later Princes Risborough received its charter to hold a weekly market from Henry VIII in 1523, it also from this time held 2 annual fairs. This expanding town still has many thatched and timbered cottages in its historic centre, its brick market house is topped with a wooden cupola, the National Trust run manor house dates from the 17th century, it has a Jacobean staircase and 18th century wainscoting. Princes Risborough is situated roughly midway between Aylesbury and High Wycombe.
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The original county town of Buckinghamshire, Buckingham was replaced by Aylesbury during the 16th century. A settlement since Saxon times it was founded by the Saxon chieftain Bucca close to the River Great Ouse. The town was controlled at various times by both Danes and Saxons as the two rivals battled with each other. A market town since ancient times, Buckingham still holds 2 weekly markets on Tuesdays and Saturdays and also holds a monthly Farmers Market. Buckingham these days has a population of 11,572 though is an expanding town so this will no doubt grow over the coming years. Its historic centre and market place is mostly unspoilt and boasts a number of fine 18th century buildings. The University of Buckingham is situated roughly where the original Saxon settlement was located in a loop of the Great Ouse, attracting academics and students to Buckingham from Buckinghamshire, Oxford and the rest of the UK.
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Continuing my series of local business websites for the Aylesbury area of Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, I have just done a new site for an Aylesbury hairdresser, which should be handy for those seeking hairdressing and beauty services in the Aylesbury area. These local business websites are fairly easy to get decently ranked, and certainly bring in some business for those who choose to do them. The website is not finished yet and is pretty basic, but at the end of the day it is the rankings which matter, so I will be watching it closely over the next few months to see how it progresses. I shall be adding lots more Aylesbury business websites shortly as it is part of an experiment that I am trying out..
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Going slightly off topic for a moment (if I have a topic!), I have several websites that I am currently considering selling. As I now have over 100 domain names, it is getting a little tough to keep up with them all so for now I am listing 4 which I would consider selling at the right price, 3 of them are Spanish based websites dealing with property sales (or rentals), the other is for personal trainers in my home town of Aylesbury. The Spanish property sites are based in Torrevieja, Villamartin and Moraira, and are all a little different in construction, though the Torrevieja and Villamartin ones both use wordpress so would be easy to export in their current form. The Torrevieja property site uses a plugin and can be viewed here: Torrevieja Property Site, it only has a couple of properties on at the moment, but of course if you purchased it, you would no doubt want to add your own properties. The Villamartin property on used a theme called classipress, so you would have to buy your own license if you wanted to keep it in its present form, it can be viewed here: Villamartin Property Site, again it only has 3 properties on at the moment though I will add more when I get time. This one is already on page 2 of google.co.uk for its keyword, so could be very profitable for anyone selling property in the Villamartin area. The third property site is for Moraira property (Moraira is in the northern Costa Blanca). This website was produced with Dreamweaver, so anyone using this software could easily have all the files transferred, and use ‘as is’, you can view this site here: Moraira Property Site. The final website that I have for sale (there will be many more), is for personal trainers in Aylesbury. It may seem a little weird but I am constantly getting requests to list personal trainers on my many town information websites, so I guess there must be a demand. This Aylesbury personal trainer website will shortly appear on page 1 of google.co.uk and hopefully will be at position 1, so it would be a great money spinner for anyone offering these services in Aylesbury, or wanting to list services for a fee, as it is in its current form. You can view this website here: Aylesbury Personal Trainer. So there it is, all 4 websites are for sale (no hurry), and I will part with them for the right price, they are not currently providing any income as I have not added Google Adsense ads to any of them, though this could easily be done, and would in time get your money back.
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Holiday Inn Aylesbury
For your accommodation needs in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, you might want to consider the Holiday Inn on the Aston Clinton Road. A stylish, yet comfortable hotel which is ideal for business and leisure guests, is outside of town in quiet surroundings yet still handy for the town which is just a short drive away. You can enjoy the normal expected facilities in any of its 139 rooms including wireless internet access, handy for business visitors. If you have some leisure time you can enjoy the indoor pool or perhaps the beauty treatment rooms or fitness club. If you are out and about in Aylesbury town during your stay you can visit one of the many fine pubs which the town provides, the excellent shopping, or get some historical background with a visit to the County Museum. Out of town you could head for Waddesdon village and visit the famous Waddesdon Manor or maybe head to Whipsnade Zoo which is only a half hours drive. One of the most popular hotels in Aylesbury, the Holiday Inn 3 Star hotel will surely be on your short list for accommodation in the town.
Aylesbury Map.
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An interesting little town which is well worth a visit if you are in the Buckinghamshire area is Wendover, located four and a half miles to the south-east of Aylesbury. A historic market town which has Celtic roots was named in the Domesday Book as Wendovre and its name derives from the Celtic ‘white waters’. The parish church of Wendover dates from the 12th century though little of the original structure remains, also at around this time it was home to the chronicler Roger of Wendover. Worth a look is the old clock tower, now the tourist information centre, the row of cottages known locally as Ann Boleyn’s Cottages, as it is reputed that Henry VIII gave them to her as a wedding gift, and the Red Lion Hotel which dates from the 16th century. Wendover has a number of traditional pubs, though some have closed down in recent years. Nearby villages include Stoke Mandeville, Halton, Aston Clinton, Great Missenden, Terrick and Butlers Cross.
Wendover Map.
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A pretty village situated between Amersham and Wendover in Buckinghamshire, Great Missenden is well worth a visit if you are travelling through this area in the near future. One of the highlights of the village is the Roald Dahl Museum which is situated on the High Street and was established in an old coaching inn and opened its doors in 2005. The museum was established here because the famous author lived in Great Missenden for some 36 years, he got much of his inspiration by walking around the village. The Museum is especially appealing to children and they can learn about how some famous stories came to be written and some interesting facts about the life and work of Roald Dahl. Maybe after a visit to the Museum you could take lunch in one of the pretty pubs of the village such as the George Inn or the White Lion, if you visit at the right time you might also find a craft show being held at Missenden Abbey, now an adult learning centre it originally dates from the 12th century. Great Missenden is located just off the A413 south of Aylesbury and Wendover. Great Missenden Map.
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One of Buckinghamshire’s most visited tourist attractions Waddesdon Manor is situated in the village of Waddesdon, to the west of the county town of Aylesbury. Constructed in the Renaissance style for the Rothschild family, Waddesdon Manor receives over 300,000 visitors each year, and the house hold numerous functions and events including weddings, shows ie The Antiques Roadshow, and it has been the location of a number of film shoots. Open all year round, perhaps the best time to visit is during the spring and summer when the wonderful gardens are at their best and the weather is most reliable. Waddesdon Manor was designed by Frenchman Destailleur and was completed in 1874, having the appearance of a French Renaissance chateux, it was the brainchild of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, part of the wealthy family who own much of the land surrounding the villages of Waddesdon and Eythrope. Waddesdon Map.
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Aston Clinton Parish Church
A small village located to the east of Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Aston Clinton has a population of 3,000 and has been a settlement since at least Saxon times and possibly earlier (a Roman cemetery has been found nearby). It was important enough to be mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it was names as Estone. The construction of it’s parish church begun during the twelfth century and later work was done subsequently with a full restoration in 1867. It became the home of Sir Anthony de Rothschild during the 19th century and it was Sir Anthony who gave the Aston Hall to the village for use as a school. Aston Clinton is notable as having given it’s name to the Aston Martin car after one of the founders of the company entered a hill climbing trial on Aston Hill. Modern day Aston Clinton is a charming little village and a desirable location to live with easy access to the busy town of Aylesbury. Aston Clinton Map.
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A small village situated near to Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, Stoke Mandeville is mostly well known for it’s hospital which specialises in spinal injuries, and although the hospital carries the name of the village it is in fact located in the town of Aylesbury, on its parish border with Stoke Mandeville. An ancient village, which would have existed in Anglo-Saxon times, Stoke Mandeville featured in the Domesday Book, where it was recorded as ‘Stoches’. Having several other names throughout the years it took the name of Mandeville after the local manor came under the control of the powerful Norman de Mandeville. These days it remains a typical English village, with a small population of just over 6,000 and an area taken up mostly by arable land, much as it as for centuries. Although virtually connected to Aylesbury due to the expansion of both communities, it retains it’s village identity. The weather in Stoke Mandeville is typical for the Aylesbury Vale, with mostly warm summers and mild, wet winters, snow is rare and mostly disappears as quickly as it falls, the most common month for snowfall is February. Stoke Mandeville can be accessed from the A4010, the A413 and the B4443 from Aylesbury. Stoke Mandeville Map: Map
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