| Chearsley | |
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  Chearsley Location withinBuckinghamshire | |
| Population | 539 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP715105 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aylesbury |
| Postcode district | HP18 |
| Dialling code | 01844 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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Chearsley is a village andcivil parish within theBuckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county ofBuckinghamshire, England. It is situated about seven miles south west ofAylesbury, and about four miles north ofThame, inOxfordshire.
The village was mentioned in theDomesday Book of 1086 asCerdeslai.[citation needed] It was originally ahamlet in the nearbyparish ofCrendon. It was established as a parish in its own right by theBishop of Lincoln in 1458.[citation needed]
The village name isAnglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Cerdic's clearing' or 'Cerdic's lea'.
The incidence of Brittonic personal names in the royal genealogies of a number of "Anglo-Saxon" dynasties is significant. TheWessex royal line was traditionally founded by a man namedCerdic, an undoubtedly Brittonic name ultimately derived fromCaratacus. This may indicate that Cerdic was a native Briton, and that his dynasty became anglicised over time.[3][4]
The village was used as a location in the ITV television seriesMidsomer Murders – ep. Country Matters.[citation needed]
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