Skirmett

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Skirmett
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Skirmett
Location within Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference SU775899
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HENLEY-ON-THAMES
Postcode district RG9
Dialling code 01491
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51°36′09″N0°52′48″W / 51.602572°N 0.880131°W / 51.602572; -0.880131

Skirmett is a hamlet in the parish of Hambleden, in Buckinghamshire, England. [1] It lies in the Hambleden Valley in the Chiltern Hills, between the villages of Hambleden and Fingest.

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Toponymy

Skirmett: (la Skire..mote) (1307) [2]

The name element Skire is from Old English scîr (shire or district). [2] [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]

The next element mote is from Old English môt (moot or meeting-place). [2] [lower-alpha 4]

Local history

The simple flint church of All Saints dated from the mid-19th century and has now been deconsecrated and converted into a private house.

There is a line of brick and timber-framed cottages along one side of the road and just the one public house, The Frog, formerly known as The Kings Arms.

There used to be a police presence in the village, and the local policeman was housed with his family in Hope Cottage, but this was sold a good while ago and is now a private residence.[ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. Skirmett - The moot or meeting-place of the shire or district [2]
    • Old English scîr : shire or district
    • Old English mote : moot or meeting-place
  2. Old English scîr: district, diocese, see, province, shire, parish [3]
  3. Old English scîr: The spelling is usually determined by origin [2]
    • Shîr: Anglo-saxon
    • Skîr: Danish or Norse
  4. Old English môt: moot (gemot), society, assembly, court, council [4]

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References

  1. "MAGiC MaP : Skirmett hamlet, Buckinghamshire". Natural England - Magic in the Cloud.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Reaney 1969, p. 165.
  3. Clark Hall 1916, p. 540.
  4. Clark Hall 1916, p. 443.

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