Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire - Parish Church Lychgate - local pmk 1916

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• Picture / Image:  Chalfont St. Giles Parish Church, Lychgate [Buckinghamshire]
• Publisher: H.G. Stone, Photographic Fine Art Publishers, Slough
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  George V half d green
• Postmark(s): Chalfont St Giles - date unclear but probably 1916
• Sent to:  Mrs Willis, 42 Mayfield Road, Whalley Range, Manchester
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Chalfont St Giles is a village and civil parish within the Chiltern district in south east Buckinghamshire, England, on the edge of the Chilterns, 20.9 miles (33.6 km) west-north-west of Charing Cross, central London, and near Seer Green, Jordans, Chalfont St Peter, Little Chalfont and Amersham.^[2]

Chalfont means chalk spring, in reference to the water carrying capacities of the local terrain. The village has a duck pond that is fed by the River Misbourne.

The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles is of Norman architecture and dates from the 12th century.^[3] The church features a lychgate and wall paintings from the early 14th century.^[4] During the English Civil War, some iron cannonballs were embedded in the stonework around the east window; they were believed to have been fired by Oliver Cromwell's troops when camped in the neighbouring field after the Battle of Aylesbury.^[5] Three of these balls are now on display in John Milton's Cottage in the village. Bishop Francis Hare is buried in his family mausoleum in the churchyard.

In the Domesday Book in 1086, Chalfont St Giles and Chalfont St Peter were listed as separate Manors with different owners, called 'Celfunte'. They were separate holdings before the Norman Conquest.

Like most other rural parishes, it managed its civil affairs through the vestry until the Local G