Littlewick Green

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Littlewick Green
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St John the Evangelist parish church
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Littlewick Green
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OS grid reference SU838801
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Maidenhead
Postcode district SL6
Dialling code 01628
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51°30′47″N0°47′28″W / 51.513°N 0.791°W / 51.513; -0.791

Littlewick Green is a village in the north of civil parish of White Waltham (where the 2011 Census was included) and the south of the civil parish of Hurley, near Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.

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Geography

The village is set around a village green, and includes the Church of England parish church of St John the Evangelist (built in 1893), The Cricketers public house, village hall and parish school (now a private dwelling). It also includes Redroofs, the house where Ivor Novello lived and where he composed many of his most famous works. [1]

The village, and surrounding areas, have been the film locations for six episodes of the popular TV series Midsomer Murders . [2]

Blue Plaque commemorating Ivor Novello on the wall of Redroofs Theatre School at Littlewick Green Ivor Novello Blue Plaque Littlewick Green.JPG
Blue Plaque commemorating Ivor Novello on the wall of Redroofs Theatre School at Littlewick Green

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References

  1. "Littlewick Green". Discover the area. Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  2. "Midsomer Murders Locations - Littlewick Green, Berkshire".

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