Medmenham

Coordinates: 51°33′14″N 0°50′17″W / 51.554°N 0.838°W / 51.554; -0.838

Medmenham {pronounced /ˈmɛdənəm/} is a village and civil parish in the Wycombe district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the River Thames, about 3 ¹⁄₂ miles (5.6 km) southwest of Marlow and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Henley-on-Thames.

It is a prosperous village that is popular with many executives who work in London and the nearby towns of High Wycombe and Maidenhead.

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.

Features

The village includes some old timber framed brick and flint cottages and some estate workers cottages built at the beginning of the 20th century from local chalk rock. The Church of England parish church of Saint Peter was heavily restored in 1839. The Dog and Badger Inn on the A4155 road dates from late in the 16th century, the name having been transferred from the inn at Hambleden which was renamed the Stag and Huntsman.