Welcome to the Web Site of Hazlemere Parish Council
Thank you for visiting the website of Hazlemere Parish Council. As
a community, we seek to be open and friendly to fellow residents and visitors
alike. Should
you have any questions or comments regarding the village of Hazlemere or this web site, please
do let us know by contacting the Parish Clerk using the links throughout this
site.
Throughout this website there are links to interesting information and articles
relating to Hazlemere and the Parish Council - click on the blue underlined
words.
Hazlemere is situated in
the Chiltern Hills, between Amersham and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
Despite being in the greenbelt and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB),
Hazlemere is just 40 minutes from Central London by the train.
A village on the outskirts of the town of High Wycombe, Hazlemere is a civil parish within
Wycombe district in South Buckinghamshire, England. It is to the north east of
the town, along the A404 in the direction of Amersham.
Hazlemere used to be a small hamlet in the ancient Desborough
Hundred (one of the
Chiltern Hundreds) and the name, recorded as long ago as the 13th
century, means hazel-fringed pool. Until 1987, the crossroads at the centre of Hazlemere was the meeting point of
several parish boundaries (Penn, Hughenden and Chepping Wycombe). Following the
creation of Hazlemere Parish Council in 1987 (read
details of the council's creation here), the village of Hazlemere now lies at
the centre of its own parish and, according to the 2001 Census, has 3,567
households and a total population of 9,350 people.
In the Victorian era the railway arrived in High Wycombe and
the principal station in the town was built on Amersham Hill, close to the village of
Hazlemere. From that point on, it was inevitable that Hazlemere would become a
large built-up area.
A secondary part of Hazlemere was developed chiefly in the
1960s, in the area around Cosy Corner (the junction where Eastern Dene and
Western Dene meet) and extending into the Hazlemere Park, Cedar Avenue development. The Park Parade Shopping Centre, developed at the same time, lies at the centre
of this area with Widmer End to the north with Holmer Green and the
boundary for Chiltern District to the north east. The Cedar Park Primary School
is located at the end of it's own drive, off Cedar Avenue.
Pictures of Hazlemere from 1900 onwards can be found by clicking here. Check out "The Hazlemere Hunt" in 1905, which met at The Hazlemere Park (Now The Park Estate, built around Cedar Avenue). Have a look at the Windmill at Holmer Green and NAG back in 1980 - YES, Hazlemere really has been fighting green land being lost to housing for over 30 years! For pictures of 1960's Hazlemere
click here. For residents'
memories of living in Hazlemere in the 1960's,
click here.
A further part of Hazlemere was developed during the 1970s to
the south of Hazlemere crossroads around Rose Avenue. The
Sir William Ramsay Secondary School and the Manor Farm Infant & Junior School were built around the same time – as were the library and health centre. These schools were predated by more than 100 years years by Hazlemere Church of England Combined School. The Hazlemere C of E School was founded in 1847, shortly after the church, by Misses Hannah and Elizabeth Carter who were very concerned about the ungodliness of Hazlemere. It was their determined wish to fund a school “to give children some knowledge of right and wrong”! This was when Hazlemere was no more than a hamlet on a high wind-swept heath.
Manor Road, St John's Road and Magnolia Dene lie to the south
west of the Crossroads running along the east side of Kings Wood from the A404
down to the edge of Penn. Further down the A404 in the direction of High Wycombe
lies The RGS - The Royal Grammar School, attended by 1980's Rock Star
Ian Dury. Other famous residents of Hazlemere have included actor/comedian
James Corden, actress Laura Sadler and
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, who lived in
Terriers Green House near The Beech Tree pub.
Hazlemere can be reached by bus using the following routes (click on the blue links for timetables):
Carousel Buses Line 4 stops
at "Cozy Corner" outside Park
Parade shops, by the junction of Holmer Green Road/Cedar Avenue
Arriva Bus Number 31 stops at "Cozy Corner" outside Park
Parade shops, by the junction of Holmer Green Road/Cedar Avenue
Carousel Buses Country Rider service number 577
(Peak Time Service) from Hazlemere Park Parade, via Penn Pond to Waitrose at Beaconsfield. This bus does not run during the day as it is designed to transport commuters to Beaconsfield Rail Station.
Hazlemere has proved to be an accessible starting point for
cycling across the Chiltern Hills and each year it becomes the headquarters for
the annual
Archer Grand Prix cycling road race.
This website is for the benefit of residents and visitors who seek to enjoy the
advantages of being part of our community. We trust it will also be informative
and interesting to prospective visitors to our parish.
