Little Missenden
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Little Missenden is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about three miles south east of Great Missenden, three miles west of Amersham.
The village name 'Missenden' is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'valley where marsh plants grow'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the two villages were recorded as Missedene and Little Missenden is clearly identifiable by 2 hides owned between 3 landlords. One of these hides belonging to the Count of Mortain (around Town Farm) expanded after Domesday to become the manor of Holmer.
There are several manors in the parish of Little Missenden, particularly Shardeloes which is a very grand mansion visible on top of the hill from miles around. Other manors include Holmer, Beamond, Mantles and Affricks.