Stories of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

Author: Alun

Legends and tales of Chinnor

TUCKED into the side of the Chiltern Hills below Bledlow is the village of Chinnor. Here can be found a wonderful and rich history.

Big cats of the Chilterns

When you are walking through the Chiltern Hills and you come across a puma it gives you quite a shock! The appearance of these animals may be dismissed as escaped creatures

A remarkable dog

Sit in Thame’s memorial gardens and you will see a plaque on a bench to a brave and faithful dog. The plaque records the tragic death of a heroic dog and his master.

St Mary’s Church, Thame

Today a statue of the Virgin with her child in her arms looks down welcomingly on worshippers arriving at Thame’s St Mary church (pictured left), but for many years there was nothing there but an empty niche.

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