"to sunnier times for ""The Moving Finger"", a mystery featuring Agatha Christie's other famous sleuth Miss Jane Marple, portrayed by Geraldine McEwan. Chilham Chilham is a mostly agricultural village and parish in the English county of Kent with a clustered settlement, Chilham village centre, in the north-east, and a smaller linear settlement, Shottenden. Well-preserved roads and mostly residential listed buildings in its centre have led to its use as a location in television and film. The village of Chilham is in the valley of the Great Stour River and beside the A28 road 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Canterbury."
"Chesham Chesham (, , or ) is a market town in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England, southeast of the county town of Aylesbury. Chesham is a civil parish designated a town council within Chiltern district. It is in the Chess Valley and surrounded by farmland. The earliest records of Chesham as a settlement are from the second half of the 10th century although there is archaeological evidence of people in this area from around 8000 BC. Henry III granted the town a royal charter for a weekly market in 1257. The town is known for its four Bs, usually quoted"
"its major buildings: Chilham Castle and the 15th-century parish church, dedicated to St Mary. It is believed that Thomas Becket was buried in the churchyard. The village has a number of period houses such as the former vicarage, which dates from 1742. The castle was owned by the Viscounts Massereene and Ferrard until its sale in 1997. In 2013 it was owned by Stuart Wheeler, founder of the spread-betting firm IG Index. The railway station is in a part of the village sometimes called Bagham on the line from Ashford to Canterbury. There are two other named localities or neighbourhoods"
"Chittlehampton Chittlehampton is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Swimbridge, Filleigh, South Molton, Satterleigh and Warkleigh, High Bickington, Atherington, and Bishop's Tawton. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 820. There is an electoral ward of the same name. In the 2011 census this ward had a population of 2,255. The parish originally included two exclaves; Chittlehamholt to the south (now a parish in itself), and part of the modern parish of East and West Buckland. It"
"Chillingham Castle Chillingham Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Chillingham, Northumberland in the northern part of Northumberland, England. It was the seat of the Grey and Bennett families from the 15th century until the 1980s when it became the home of Sir Edward Humphry Tyrrell Wakefield, 2nd Baronet, who is married to a member of the original Grey family. A large enclosed park in the castle grounds is home to the Chillingham Cattle, a rare breed, consisting of about 90 head of cattle. The castle is a Grade I listed building. The castle was originally a monastery"
"Dilham Castle Dilham Castle, also called Dilham Hall, is situated in the village of Dilham, near Stalham in Norfolk, England. Dilham Castle was built in the 15th century by Sir Henry Inglose, probably around the same time as nearby Caister Castle. Inglose had served in France under Henry V and was a client of Sir John Falstof, who later became a knight of the Garter. Inglose married Anne de Gyney, a member of a prominent Dilham family. The castle took the form of a fortified manor house and probably originally included two pentagonal towers, possibly forming a gateway, and an"
"Chilton, County Durham Chilton is a town in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the east of Bishop Auckland and a short distance to the south of Ferryhill, on the A167. The bypass on the A167 opened on 20 June 2005, cutting down the traffic through Chilton by up to 80%. Chilton was originally a mining town and called Chilton Buildings. The mine was located on the site of the current primary school, with the miners living in Windlestone Colliery, a series of terraced houses named Albert Street, Arthur Street and Prospect Terrace, locally known as"
"Chilton Lane Chilton Lane is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south-east of Ferryhill, and immediately to the south of Ferryhill Station. Nearby are Great Chilton, East Chilton, Chilton Grange and Little Chilton. Chilton Lane became a village as a result of the growth of the railway community of Ferryhill Station and the mine of Little Chilton Colliery. The colliery of Little Chilton opened in the early 1840s. It was owned by John Evelyn Dennison, M. P. and Christopher Wilkinson. Initially housing was built to house the workforce of some 400."
"Chilton, Buckinghamshire Chilton is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the west of the county, about north of Thame in Oxfordshire. Chilton parish includes the hamlet of Easington (not to be confused with the Oxfordshire village of Easington). The toponym ""Chilton"" is derived from the Old English for ""young man's farm"". The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as ""Ciltone"". It evolved via the forms ""Chiltone"" in the 12th century and ""Schelton"" in the 18th century before reaching its present form. Before the Norman conquest of England Alric, son of Goding,"
"was retained. Castle Eden Castle Eden is a village in County Durham, in England. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 642. It is situated a short distance to the south of Peterlee, Wingate, the A19 and Castle Eden Dene. The village is famous for the former Castle Eden Brewery which was home of the famous Castle Eden Ale; most of it was demolished in 2003 for a new housing estate and only the main front building remains today. This is a listed building and is now managed office space with a popular Italian restaurant. The A19"
"Castle Eden Castle Eden is a village in County Durham, in England. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 642. It is situated a short distance to the south of Peterlee, Wingate, the A19 and Castle Eden Dene. The village is famous for the former Castle Eden Brewery which was home of the famous Castle Eden Ale; most of it was demolished in 2003 for a new housing estate and only the main front building remains today. This is a listed building and is now managed office space with a popular Italian restaurant. The A19 used to"
"Caynham Caynham is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The parish lies on the River Teme. It can be accessed via the A4117 or the A49 roads and is located 2½ miles (4km) southeast of the market town of Ludlow. The civil parish includes the village of Cleehill and has an area of . The word ""Caynham"" is an Old English derivation of ""Caega's Ham"" or homestead of a person called ""Caega"". It is believed the Saxons arrived in the area around 550–600 AD. Caynham (""often written as Cainham in historic texts"") is also mentioned in"
"Chittlehamholt Chittlehamholt is a civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England. In the 2011 census it was recorded as having a population of 169. The neighbouring parishes are Satterleigh and Warkleigh to the north, King's Nympton to the east, Chulmleigh to the south east, Burrington to the south, and High Bickington in Torridge district to the west. The River Taw forms the southern and western boundary of the parish, and the A377 road from Barnstaple to Exeter skirts the parish on the far side of the river. A combined parish council serves Chittlehamholt and the neighbouring parish as the"
"Chicheley Chicheley is a village and civil parish in the borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about north-east of Newport Pagnell. It is in the civil parish of Emberton. The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means ""Cicca's clearing"". In the Domesday Book of 1086, the village was recorded as ""Cicelai"". The manor of Chicheley (which some suggest may have once been called Thickthorn) anciently belonged to the Pagnell family of Newport Pagnell, but was given by them to the church. Through this connection the village also at one time belonged to Cardinal Wolsey, though only"
"Chiltern District Chiltern is one of four local government districts of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It is named after the Chiltern Hills on which the region sits. The main towns in the district are Amersham and Chesham which are both served by London Underground's Metropolitan line. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Chesham Urban District and surrounding Amersham Rural District. In 1988 it was the first Council to take up stock transfer. 4,650 homes were transferred. The parishes that make up Chiltern District are: See also the list of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire"
"is now a private home. Shincliffe Shincliffe is a village in County Durham in England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,796. It is situated just over to the south-east of Durham city centre, on the A177 road to Stockton. Shincliffe is also a civil and ecclesiastical parish consisting of Shincliffe Village, High Shincliffe, Sherburn House and Whitwell House. Shincliffe is regarded as one of the most affluent villages in Durham City and has been designated a conservation area to preserve its historic character. The place-name 'Shincliffe' is first attested in the ""Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis"" of"
"Chalfont St Giles Chalfont St Giles is a village and civil parish within the Chiltern district in south east Buckinghamshire, England, on the edge of the Chilterns, west-north-west of Charing Cross, central London, and near Seer Green, Jordans, Chalfont St Peter, Little Chalfont and Amersham. Chalfont means chalk spring, in reference to the water carrying capacities of the local terrain. The village has a duck pond that is fed by the River Misbourne. The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles is of Norman architecture and dates from the 12th century. The church features a lychgate and wall paintings"
"The town is located in the Chess Valley and is 11 miles south-east of the county town of Aylesbury and is situated 25 miles (40 km) north west of central London. It is the fourth largest town in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire and the largest in Chiltern District, with a population of some 20,343 people behind Milton Keynes with 184,500, High Wycombe with 118,200 and Aylesbury with 69,200. Nearby Amersham has 17,719. Chesham is located in the Chiltern Hills and from its lowest point of above sea level rises up valley sides. It lies at the confluence of four"
"Shincliffe Shincliffe is a village in County Durham in England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,796. It is situated just over to the south-east of Durham city centre, on the A177 road to Stockton. Shincliffe is also a civil and ecclesiastical parish consisting of Shincliffe Village, High Shincliffe, Sherburn House and Whitwell House. Shincliffe is regarded as one of the most affluent villages in Durham City and has been designated a conservation area to preserve its historic character. The place-name 'Shincliffe' is first attested in the ""Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis"" of circa 1085, where it appears"
"wife there in 1974. English Heritage has guardianship of the keep but Farnham Castle now manages the visitors to the keep. Entry is free. Local guides provide tours of the Bishop's Palace (certain days only, charge applies). Farnham Castle Farnham Castle is a castle in Farnham, Surrey, England (). Built in 1138 by Henri de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, grandson of William the Conqueror, Farnham castle became the home of the Bishops of Winchester for over 800 years. The original building was demolished by Henry II in 1155 after the Anarchy and then rebuilt in the late 12th and early"
"Chelsham Chelsham is a village in the civil parish of Chelsham and Farleigh and the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It is located in the Metropolitan Green Belt, from London, from Oxted and from Guildford. Flint implements and flakes are not uncommon in Warlingham and Chelsham: evidence of a neolithic population frequenting the area. Near Chelsham Court Farm are the foundations and walls of a Romano-British villa. The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon feudal division of Tandridge hundred when Chelsham appeared in Domesday Book as ""Celesham"" held by Robert de Wateville from Richard de Clare, just one of his many"
"Lydham Lydham is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Lydham is situated on the junction of the A488 and the A489 main roads, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bishop's Castle. There is a market held on Fridays in the village hall. Close by is the small village and separate parish of More. Two miles to the south-east, in the parish of Lydham, are the fragmentary remains of Lea Castle, adjoining a modern farmhouse at Lower Lea. Lydham was served by the now defunct Bishops Castle Railway which closed in 1935. The station was nearby at"
"Lydham Heath. Lydham Lydham is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Lydham is situated on the junction of the A488 and the A489 main roads, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bishop's Castle. There is a market held on Fridays in the village hall. Close by is the small village and separate parish of More. Two miles to the south-east, in the parish of Lydham, are the fragmentary remains of Lea Castle, adjoining a modern farmhouse at Lower Lea. Lydham was served by the now defunct Bishops Castle Railway which closed in 1935. The station was"
"Bisham Bisham is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. The village is located on the River Thames, around one mile south of Marlow in the neighbouring county of Buckinghamshire, and around three miles northwest of Maidenhead. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the parish was 1,149, reducing to 1,099 at the 2011 Census. Bisham is home to one of Sport England's National Sports Centres. The National Sports Centre at Bisham is centred on Bisham Abbey, a 13th-century manor house, originally built for the Knights Templar but later the"
"Pulham Pulham is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in south-west England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, south-east of the town of Sherborne, and lies within the North Dorset administrative district. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 105 dwellings, 103 households and a population of 269. Pulham was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086, and was once owned by Cirencester Abbey, a connection remembered in the name of Cannings Court Farm (the 'Court of the Canons'). Priests from nearby Milton Abbey also used to visit the village church; they resided above"
"Headlam Headlam is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies to the west of Darlington. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the parish of Ingleton. The hamlet has 14 stone houses plus 17th-century Headlam Hall, now a country house hotel. The village is set around a village green with a medieval cattle-pound and an old stone packhorse bridge across the beck. Headlam is classed as Lower Teesdale and has views to the south as far as Richmond and to the Cleveland"
"Culham Culham is a village and civil parish in a bend of the River Thames, south of Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The parish includes Culham Science Centre and the European School, Culham. The parish is bounded by the Thames to the north, west and south, and by present and former field boundaries to the east. It is low-lying and fairly flat, rising from the Thames floodplain in the south to a north-facing escarpment in the north up to above sea level. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 453. The toponym comes from the Old English ""Cula's hamm"", referring to the"
"Kilham, East Riding of Yorkshire Kilham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about north-east of Driffield town centre. According to the 2011 UK census, Kilham parish had a population of 1,088, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,010. In 1823 Kilham civil parish was in the Wapentake of Dickering and the Liberty of St Peter's. A market had previously been held on Thursdays. The parish church was under the patronage of the Dean of York. There existed a free grammar school, founded () by Lord D'Arcy of"
"Baylham Baylham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about northwest of Ipswich and southeast of Stowmarket. It is recorded in the Domesday book as Beleham. The 98 buildings making up the village follows the main road and follows northwards along Church Lane, close to the church. It is most famous for its old watermill that is represented in pictures by Graham Bell and David Gentleman. The mill is now a private house. Nearby is the famous Baylham House Farm, Mill Lane, also known as Rare Breed Centre ( northeast from the village)"
"Icklesham Icklesham is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located about six miles (10 km) east of Hastings, on the main A259 Hastings to Rye road. The civil parish is large, and includes Icklesham itself, Winchelsea, Winchelsea Beach and Rye Harbour. Icklesham's historic roots can be traced back to 772, when it appeared as ""Icoleshamme"" in a land charter signed by Offa, King of Mercia. Strategically located on the River Brede, it was a prime target in the Norman invasion of 1066 (some 700 years later, evacuation plans were prepared"
"Chilcomb Chilcomb is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire east of Winchester and includes the South Downs Way long distance footpath. The nearby bowl barrow on Telegraph Hill along the South Downs Way just east of the village centre shows prehistoric settlement. The village has a small Norman 1120-40 church which has a graveyard with views over Winchester. Church services take place at 0930 on the second Sunday of each Month and there is an annual church féte. The listed buildings are few but include The Manor House and the thatched cottage. The church"
"Kilwaughter Kilwaughter is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland near the town of Larne. It is in an electoral ward situated within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Kilwaughter is a rural village or Hamlet. Kilwaughter is the home of Kilwaughter Castle, built by John Nash between 1803 and 1807, for the Agnew family. Located on the site of an older 17th century tower, the castle is situated in the hills, about 3 miles Southwest of Larne. Seized by the government during WWII, Kilwaughter Castle was used to house soldiers in the 1940s. These soldiers were"
"Dalham Hall Dalham Hall is a Grade 2 listed country house and estate, located in the village of Dalham, Suffolk, near Newmarket, and west of Bury St Edmunds. Simon Patrick (1626–1707), the Bishop of Chichester (1689–1691) and Bishop of Ely (1691–1707), purchased an estate at Dalham in December 1702, and commissioned the building of Dalham Hall. John Affleck Esq. acquired the estate from the Bishop’s widow in 1714. After remaining in Affleck's family for nearly 200 years, in 1901, the estate was bought by Cecil Rhodes, on the evidence of photographs, and tales of its game shooting prowess. After Rhodes"