| Chenies | |
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  Chenies Location withinBuckinghamshire | |
| Population | 246 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ016984 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RICKMANSWORTH |
| Postcode district | WD3 |
| Dialling code | 01923, 01494 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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Chenies is a village andcivil parish in south-eastBuckinghamshire, England. It is on the border withHertfordshire, east ofAmersham and north ofChorleywood.
Until the 13th century, the village name wasIsenhampstead. There were two villages here, calledIsenhampstead Chenies andIsenhampstead Latimers, distinguished by thelords of the manors of those two places. In the 19th century the prefix was dropped and the two villages became known as Chenies andLatimer.
Near this village there was once a royal hunting-box, where both KingEdward I and KingEdward II were known to have resided.[2] It was the owner of this lodge, Edward III's shield bearer, Thomas Cheyne, who first gave his name to the village[2] and his descendant, SirJohn Cheyne, who builtChenies Manor House in around 1460 on the site.[3]
Severalpaper mills were once established in Chenies, operated by theRiver Chess, which flowed here from further west in Buckinghamshire.
The parish church of St Michael includes the Bedford Chapel, burial place of many notable members of the Russell family.[4][5] The church is not of great architectural interest but stands in an attractive position in the Chess Valley near the manor house. "The fabulous series of monuments to the Russells, Dukes of Bedford, and their connexions ... [are according to] the late Mrs. Esdaile ...'one of the finest collections of tombs in England'."[6]
The Churchyard Extension contains thewar grave of anairman ofWorld War II, Aircraftsman 2nd Class John Lionel Crook who died on 12 December 1944.[7]
Chenies and Latimer Cricket Club play at thecricket ground in the village.
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