The stunning little village so fairly it is continuously used for well-known TV reveals

Aug 12, 2023 at 5:47 AM
The stunning little village so fairly it is continuously used for well-known TV reveals

Nestled in Hambleden Valley in Buckinghamshire is the picture-perfect village of .

The civil parish close to Henley-on-Thames is so small it has one pub, one church and simply 100 residents.

Yet the village is small however mighty. In half, because of the encircling Chiltern Hills, an space of excellent pure magnificence, and its attractive sixteenth-century cottages, it has ended up on the large and small display screen a number of instances.

The idyllic village has been utilized in a number of hit TV programmes from to .

Not solely this nevertheless it has featured in a number of movies with its well-known windmill enjoying an essential function within the hit 1968 musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Cobstone Mill which sits on Turville Hill was in-built 1816 and fell into disrepair, stricken by a fireplace and lived in by squatters.

But in 1967 the Mill was restored so it may function in as residence to Dick Van Dyke’s character Caractacus Potts.

In reality, the Times reported in 2021 that one resident then in her nineties may keep in mind the actor heading down the hill and having lunch within the native pub throughout his filming breaks. The Mill sits on the prime of a steep hill from which there are stunning views throughout Hambledon Valley.

The iconic constructing has additionally featured in a number of episodes of Midsomer Murders, Goodnight Mister Tom, Little Britain, The New Avengers and Went the Day Well?

It is just not solely attraction to have had a starring function however the remainder of the village too. In the fourth episode of the BBC drama Killing Eve, starring Jodie Comer as murderer Villanelle, the armed ambush and automobile chase was set there.

In the hit BBC1 collection Turville was referred to as the fictional hamlet of Bletcham with inner scenes filmed within the fairly home reverse the actual life pub known as the Bull & Butcher.

Scenes from Midsomer Murders, Goodnight Mr Tom and Marple have additionally been filmed within the village with one resident who lived within the space for 15 years, Mark Ainsworth, telling the Times he may keep in mind the Vicar of Dibley recording their Christmas specials there.

Turville Church, which has been rebuilt a number of instances within the years because it was first constructed within the twelfth century, was the setting for St Barnabas church within the BBC sitcom.

Speaking in 2021, Mr Ainsworth stated: “We were there when they filmed the specials. I remember the last Christmas special that they did when Geraldine [played by Dawn French] got married.

“We used to walk down, chat with them and just watch them filming. You get a glimpse of the side of our house in the episode.”