Cuddington, Buckinghamshire

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Cuddington
St Nicholas's Church, Cuddington
Cuddington shown within Buckinghamshire
Population	550
OS grid reference	SP738111
District	Aylesbury Vale
Shire county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AYLESBURY
Postcode district	HP18
Dialling code	01844
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Buckingham
List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire

Coordinates: 51°47′37″N 0°55′45″W / 51.793671, -0.929061

Cuddington is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the Oxfordshire border, about six miles west of Aylesbury.

The village name is Old English (Anglo-Saxon) in origin, and means "Cudda's estate." In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Cudintuna. Anciently the village was the location of a medicinal spring of great repute, though its exact location is unknown. The Church of St Nicholas dates from the 12th Century but was much restored in 1857. Across the road is Tyringham House that dates from the 17th Century. During the Second World War the King of Norway who was staying at the near by Hartwell House attended a church service in the village.

Cuddington is centred around the village green and the road junction linking Aylesbury, Long Crendon and Haddenham. The majority of the original houses were built on the north side but in the last 50 years or so new homes have been built predominantly on the south side.

The current population is around 550 residents. Two of the most famous former residents were Jonathan and David Dimbleby.

The village, like surrounding villages, has been the location of several Midsomer Murders episodes.

Facilities in the village include:

Shop/post office
Hairdressing salon
Pub/Restaurant
2 Churches
Village Hall
Playing Field with Clubhouse, Tennis Courts, Children's Park and Cricket and Football pitches

For many years the village has won the regional heat of Britain's Best Kept Village Competition and also the Britain in Bloom competition.

Cuddington Church of England School is a mixed Church of England primary school. It is a voluntary aided infant school, which takes children from the age of four through to the age of seven, when they generally move to a school in Haddenham. The school is quite small, with approximately fifty pupils.