Skirmett

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Skirmett
Skirmett (Buckinghamshire)
Skirmett

Skirmett shown within Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference SU775899
Parish Hambleden
District Wycombe
Shire county Buckinghamshire
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Henley-on-Thames
Postcode district RG9
Dialling code 01491
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Wycombe
List of places: UKEnglandBuckinghamshire

Coordinates: 51°36′09″N 0°52′49″W / 51.602572, -0.880131

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

All Saints - now a private home
All Saints - now a private home

The simple flint church dated from the mid 19th Century and has now been converted into a home.

The Frog - now the only pub in the village
The Frog - now the only pub in the village

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

Hope Cottage - The former police house
Hope Cottage - The former police house

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.