Botley is a hamlet in the civil parish of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire, England.[1][2]
| Botley | |
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  Botley Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP9802 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESHAM |
| Postcode district | HP5 |
| Dialling code | 01494 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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The hamlet name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means Botta's Clearing.
Botley includes the Hen and Chickens public house and Goose Acre pond. Most of the houses in Botley are on Botley Road. Botley is divided between the civil parishes of Chesham and Latimer, and merges into the village of Ley Hill.
References
edit- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 165 Aylesbury & Leighton Buzzard (Thame & Berkhamsted) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229163.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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