Cadsden

The origin of the name, which also appears as Cadsden,For instance in the Monks Risborough Inclosure Award of 1839. is doubtful and it is unknown when it was first used.It is not mentioned in Mawer & Stenton: The Place Names of Buckinghamshire published by the Place Names Society in 1925, nor in Eilert Ekwall: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names (4th edition 1960), nor in the Cambridge Dictionary of English Place Names. If it dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, when most of the other local place names first appeared, it probably meant 'valley frequented by wild cats'. The Old English word denu meaning a dene or valley is common in place names, where it may be spelt -dene, -den, or -dean, and cats as a prefix usually indicated that the place was inhabited by wild cats. See Ekwall's Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names under 'denu' and 'catt'. See also Kenneth Cameron: English Place Names (1961) at page 180 (on dean & den) and pages 168 & 192 (on cats).

It is said that in 1643 a wake was held in Cadsden for John Hampden by his beloved Greencoats, whilst escorting his body back to the family home at Great Hampden from Thame, where he died following the Battle of Chalgrove Field."A life of John Hampden The Patriot" by Dr John Adair(1976)

On 30th January 1943 a Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Anson Mk1 serial no. L7964 was on a Night Navigation Training exercise from the Central School of Navigation, flying from RAF Cranage, Cheshire. The weather conditions were poor and at 0250 hours the Anson crashed at Longdown Farm in Cadsden, killing all four crew members.{{Cite web |url=http://www.princesrisborough.com/memorials.html/ |title=Princes Risborough Memorials |access-date=23 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226212417/http://www.princesrisborough.com/memorials.html |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} The accident was witnessed by an instructor in a second aircraft. The names and positions of the deceased were: Sgt Edward A. Merry, Pilot; Sgt James R. Craven, Pilot; Sgt Kenneth R. Blaskey, Pilot; and Sgt Albert C. Poulton, Wireless Operator and Air Gunner.

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The railway service in the area was improved in 2011 with the Chiltern Mainline project. The two nearest mainline railway stations are Princes Risborough (2 miles, 33–40 mins to Marylebone) and Great Missenden (9 miles, 40 mins to Marylebone), with a branchline station at Monks Risborough (1 mile, 52 mins to Marylebone).

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Every year on the first Sunday in August there is a Cherry Pie Festival, which has been a tradition in Cadsden for over 100 years.{{Cite web |url=http://www.orchardnetwork.org.uk/content/buckinghamshire |title=/ Bucks gathering of the last of the black cherries |access-date=13 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113185306/http://www.orchardnetwork.org.uk/content/buckinghamshire |archive-date=13 November 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

Grangelands and Pulpit Hill, which stretch from Cadsden to Kimble, are a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[http://www.chilternsaonb.org/place_details.asp?siteID=673&frommap=false/ AONB SSI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722142250/http://www.chilternsaonb.org/place_details.asp?siteID=673&frommap=false%2F |date=22 July 2011 }} with an array of wildlife including glow worms [http://www.galaxypix.com/glowworms/bucks.html/ Glow Worm Sites]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and the bee orchid. Up on Pulpit Hill, set within Pulpit Woods, are the remains of an Iron Age hill fort,[http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/ridgeway/site.asp?PageId=68&SiteId=163&c=7/ Pulpit Hill Iron Age Fort][http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4540/ Megalithic Portal (Pulpit Hill)] a scheduled ancient monument.

In 2010, several sites in Buckinghamshire, including Pulpit Hill, were chosen to help conserve the common juniper, due to a 40% decline in the plant's local population. The project is partly funded by Buckinghamshire County Council.{{cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/threecounties/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8646000/8646940.stm |title= Bid to save wild flower Juniper in Buckinghamshire |date= 27 April 2010 |website= bbc.co.uk |publisher= BBC: Beds, Herts & Bucks |access-date= 21 August 2023}} It is unclear what is causing the juniper plant's decline in the area. Threats possibly include foraging species, such as deer and rabbits, as well as Phytophthora root rot and Phytophthora austrocedrae.{{cite web |url= https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/juniper/ |title= Juniper (Juniperus communis) |website= woodlandtrust.org.uk |publisher= Woodland Trust |access-date= 21 August 2023 |quote= "Juniper has been declining throughout the UK in range and abundance. It is not known exactly why, but it appears that the plants are unable to regenerate successfully, a problem partially attributed to browsing of foliage by deer and rabbits. Juniper may also be affected by Phytophthora root rot and has recently been found to be susceptible to Phytophthora austrocedrae, a fungus-like organism which infects the plant via the roots and causes foliage to decline and eventually die."}} The county council's conservation programme, in partnership with Plantlife International, uses pens created to support juniper growth.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Whiteleaf Golf Course, which occupies the land between Whiteleaf and Cadsden, is a 9-hole course established in 1907.[http://www.whiteleafgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/page/f63f9000-e900-102c-abae-001ec9b331b2/view_section.html/ Whiteleaf Golf Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913054139/http://www.whiteleafgolfclub.co.uk/pages.php/page/f63f9000-e900-102c-abae-001ec9b331b2/view_section.html |date=13 September 2010 }} During the winter months when it snows, the Cadsden end of the course is used for tobogganing.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BqiY4h0m9g/ Youtube footage of tobogganing in Cadsden][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9ncDNsbbHU/ Youtube footage of tobogganing in Cadsden]

Local issues are addressed and events organised by the Whiteleaf and Cadsden Resident's Association.[http://www.bucksvoice.net/wandcra Whiteleaf and Cadsden Resident's Association Website]

Sarah Harding from Girls Aloud was a resident of Cadsden between 2008 and 2017.{{cite web |last1=Hashish |first1=Amira |title=Calling all the shots: ex-Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding is selling her Bucks home with private golf course |url=https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/luxury/celebrity-homes/exgirls-aloud-singer-sarah-harding-is-selling-her-bucks-home-with-private-golf-course-a114246.html |website=www.homesandproperty.co.uk |access-date=23 July 2020 |date=3 October 2017}}

Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence, is the first property encountered along The Ridgeway path north east from Cadsden. This walk was featured in an article published by The Sunday Times in June 2010.[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/walks/article7143544.ece Sunday Times Walks, Cadsden]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}[http://www.christophersomerville.co.uk/?p=240 Christopher Simerville, Travel Writer]

The Plough at Cadsden is a country pub which is used by Prime Ministers due to its proximity to Chequers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/local-news/morris_dancing_brings_a_smile_to_the_camerons_1_3385069/ |title=Bucks Herald 4th Jan 2012 |access-date=21 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225212027/https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/local-news/morris_dancing_brings_a_smile_to_the_camerons_1_3385069 |archive-date=25 February 2020 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/NEWS/10904414.Prime_Minister_joins_Morris_dancers/ Bucks Herald 30th Dec 2013] There is a picture of Edward Heath at the bar, which can be seen on The Plough's website.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131113175401/http://plough-at-cadsden.co.uk/famous-visitors/ Plough's website]}}

In November 2015, former Prime Minister David Cameron visited The Plough with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a pint of real ale and fish and chips.{{Cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/2015-10-22/time-for-a-swift-pint-david-cameron-takes-chinas-president-xi-to-his-local-pub/|title=Time for a swift pint? David Cameron takes China's President Xi to his local pub|work=ITV News|date=22 October 2015}}{{cite web |url= https://www.mylondon.news/lifestyle/travel/tiny-village-hour-away-only-26400839

|title= Tiny 'village' an hour away which is only home to a pub but is nicknamed 'Millionaire's Row' where houses cost even more than London |author= Alicia Curry |date= 7 March 2023 |website= mylondon.news |publisher= My London |access-date= 21 August 2023}}

Cadsden is colloquially known as "Millionaires Row," since the average house price on Cadsden Road is over £1 million. The average property price, as of 2022, is £1,295,000, which is nearly double the average in London.

Cadsden was featured in the Midsomer Murders episode "Down Among the Dead Men" where it was called Cadsden Ridge for TV purposes.[http://midsomermurders.org/cadsdenloc.htm/ Midsomers Murders locations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727083120/http://midsomermurders.org/cadsdenloc.htm |date=27 July 2011 }}

Cadsden Road was used in an episode of Hammer House of Horror, where Warren Clarke crashed his car there.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYMwSZGcALw/ Youtube footage of crash in Longdown Hill car park][http://www.hammerhouseofhorrortvseries.co.uk/hhreunion2.html / Hammer House of Horror TV series website]

• [http://www.chilternsaonb.org/ Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]
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• [http://www.plantlife.org.uk/ Plantlife International]

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