Ivinghoe
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Ivinghoe is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, close to the border with Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. It is located about four miles north of Tring, six miles south of Leighton Buzzard. It adjoins the village of Pitstone.
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Ifa's hill-spur'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Evinghehou.
The large church dates from 1220 but was deliberately set on fire in 1234 in an act of spite against the local Bishop. The church was consequently rebuilt in 1241.
For a village Ivinghoe has one unique feature a Town Hall, rather than a Village Hall.
The village has some particularly fine examples of Tudor architecture, particularly around the village green.
Ivinghoe Beacon, which is near the village, is one of the ancient beacons, or signal points, used in times of crisis to send messages across the country. The hill is the site of an Iron age hillfort and is very popular today with people flying model aircraft.
Ivinghoe Aston is a large hamlet within the parish of Ivinghoe. Its name refers to a farm to the east of the main village. The hamlet consists of four farms and many houses of varying size. There is also a public house, The Swan, which has recently been bought by the residents of the hamlet themselves. The hamlet has close connections with the Vale of Aylesbury Hunt, and the South Hertfordshire Beagle pack. Both packs frequently meet and hunt in the hamlet.
A small stream known as Whistle Brook flows down through the hamlet from the Chilterns above to join the Ouzell Brook at nearby Northall
Horton is another hamlet in the parish of Ivinghoe.