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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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 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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