Bledlow
| Bledlow | |
|---|---|
Holy Trinity parish church | |
Bledlow Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP778021 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Princes Risborough |
| Postcode district | HP27 |
| Dialling code | 01844 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish Council |
Bledlow is a village in the civil parish of Bledlow-cum-Saunderton, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of Princes Risborough, and is on the county boundary with Oxfordshire.
The toponym "Bledlow" is derived from Old English and means "Bledda's burial mound". A 10th century document records it as Bleddanhloew; the Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Bledelai. A more common derivation is from "Bled-Hlaw" meaning Bloody Hill which commemorates an undated battle between Saxons and Danes.
Bledlow was an ancient parish. In 1934 the parish was merged with the neighbouring parish of Saunderton to form a new civil parish called Bledlow-cum-Saunderton. At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the parish) Bledlow had a population of 925.