Skirmett

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Skirmett is a hamlet in the parish of Hambleden, in Buckinghamshire, England.^[1] It lies in the Hambleden Valley in the Chiltern Hills, between the villages of Hambleden and Fingest.

Toponymy

• The moot or meeting-place of the shire or district^[a]

Skirmett: (la Skire..mote) (1307)^[2]

The name element Skire is from Old English scîr (shire or district).^[2][b][c]

The next element mote is from Old English môt (moot or meeting-place).^[2][d]

Local history

The simple flint church of All Saints dated from the mid-19th century and has now been deconsecrated and converted into a private house.

There is a line of brick and timber-framed cottages along one side of the road and just the one public house, The Frog, formerly known as The Kings Arms.

There used to be a police presence in the village, and the local policeman was housed with his family in Hope Cottage, but this was sold a good while ago and is now a private residence.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  All Saints - now a private home
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  The Frog – now the only pub in the village
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  Hope Cottage – The former police house

Notes

References

Bibliography

• Reaney, P H (1969). The Origin of English Place Names. Routledge & Kegan Paul.
• Clark Hall, John R. (1916). A Concise Anglo−Saxon Dictionary, Second Edition. The Macmillan Company.