Hazlemere

Hazlemere

Holy Trinity Church, Hazlemere
Hazlemere
Hazlemere shown within Buckinghamshire
Population 9,350 [1]
9,623 (2011 Census)[2]
OS grid reference SU891955
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town High Wycombe
Postcode district HP15
Dialling code 01494
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

Hazlemere is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, 2.5 miles northeast of High Wycombe on the A404 leading to Amersham which intersects with the B474 at Hazlemere.

Hazlemere was at one time a small hamlet in the ancient Desborough Hundred and the name is recorded as long ago as the 13th century. The crossroads at the centre of the village was originally the meeting point of three different parishes, Penn, Hughenden, and Chepping Wycombe. In 1987, Hazlemere became a parish in its own right.

At the beginning of the 20th century, farming was still the main industry and in Edwardian times a large proportion of the area was devoted to cherry orchards. Brickmaking was carried out at the Old Kiln and at Oakengrove. By the 1930s, the area was losing its rural character and indiscriminate building was increasing, stopped only by the outbreak of the Second World War when a prisoner of war camp was constructed in the grounds of Hazlemere Park. After the war, the camp was used as temporary accommodation for refugees from the war in Europe. The camp was eventually closed in 1956.

The 1960s and 1970s saw a relentless increase in housing. Huge developments took place on the Park, and Brackley, Hill and Manor Farms. No provision was made for leisure and it was through the efforts of the Residents' and the Community Associations that Hazlemere eventually got its own library and Community Centre in 1976.

Schools in the village include Hazlemere Combined Church of England School, opened in 1847, Cedar Park Combined School to the north, and Manor Farm Community Junior School and Sir Willam Ramsay secondary school to the south.

Notable residents/natives

References

  1. ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

Schools and Nurseries

  • Sir William Ramsay School,
  • Holmer Green Senior School,
  • Holmer Green Junior School,
  • Holmer Green First School and Pre-School,
  • Hazlemere C Of E Combined School,
  • Cedar Park School,
  • Manor Farm Community Junior School,
  • Little Cherubs Day Nursery (Hazlemere),
  • Hazlemere C of E Nursery,
  • Manor Farm Pre-School,
  • Come & Play Pre-School,
  • Highworth Combined School and Nursery,
  • Kumon Maths & English,
  • Joanne Randall

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