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Marsh, Buckinghamshire

Coordinates: 51°46′42″N 0°49′12″W / 51.778243°N 0.820074°W / 51.778243; -0.820074
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Marsh
Marsh is located in Buckinghamshire
Marsh
Marsh
Location within Buckinghamshire
OS grid referenceSP815095
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAYLESBURY
Postcode districtHP17
Dialling code01296
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FireBuckinghamshire
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51°46′42″N 0°49′12″W / 51.778243°N 0.820074°W / 51.778243; -0.820074

Marsh is a hamlet in the civil parish of Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh in Buckinghamshire, England. The hamlet name comes from the name of the Earls of Pembroke in the 12th and 13th centuries and was previously called Marshals.[1][2]

Formerly a parish in its own right, it was annexed into the parish of Great Kimble in the late medieval period when its manor was purchased by Lord Griffith Hampden (ancestor of John Hampden) who was also the lord of Great Kimble manor.[1][2] In the English Civil War it was reputed that King Charles I of England spent some time in hiding in the pub in the hamlet.[citation needed]

Today the hamlet is just a small collection of houses, a pub and a couple of farms. The name Marsh is also given to the nearby Marsh Level Crossing on the railway line that runs from Princes Risborough to Aylesbury. Marsh is close to the Chiltern hills an area of outstanding beauty, surrounded in wildlife and farms it is a perfect habitat for animals.

References

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  1. ^ a b Page, William (1908). A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 2. pp. 298–303. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b Quick, Kevin (3 January 2003). "Great Kimble". Genuki. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.