Medmenham

Also known as Medmenham, Buckinghamshire

Medmenham () is a village and civil parish in south-west Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the River Thames, about southwest of Marlow and east of Henley-on-Thames. The parish also includes Danesfield, a housing estate predominantly for RAF officers, although families of other ranks from the RAF, Royal Navy and British Army also live there.

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Place details

Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Medmenham
UK place.type: Village
UK place.static_image_name: Medmenham Church.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: St Peter's Parish Church
UK place.label_position: top
UK place.population: 1,030
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU8084
UK place.civil_parish: Medmenham
UK place.unitary_england: Buckinghamshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Buckinghamshire
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.country: England
UK place.post_town: MARLOW
UK place.postcode_area: SL
UK place.postcode_district: SL7
UK place.dial_code: 01491
UK place.constituency_westminster: Wycombe

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1030
Image: Ferry Lane, Medmenham - geograph.org.uk - 963316.jpg
Dialing code: 01491

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Commons category: Medmenham
postal code: SL7
OS grid reference: SU8084
P8168: 2,4,6-trinitrobenzoic acid

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Article

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Contents

Toponym
Features
Abbey
Landmarks of the Civil Parish
References
External links

==Toponym== The toponym is derived from the Old English for "middle-sized homestead". An alternative explanation of the name is from the Saxon leader Meda, whose followers were known as Medings, hence Medin'ham, Medham, or Medmenham. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Medmeham.