Latimer
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| Latimer | |
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| District: | Chiltern |
| County: | Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire |
| Region: | South East England and East of England |
| Nation: | England |
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| Ceremonial County: | Buckinghamshire |
| Traditional County: | Buckinghamshire |
| Postal County: | Buckinghamshire |
Latimer is a village that sits on the border between Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, in England. Unusually, the parish crosses the county border so that parts of the village are in both counties.
Latimer was originally joined with the adjacent village of Chenies. Both were anciently called Isenhampstead, at a time when there was a royal palace in the vicinity. However in the reign of King Edward III of England the lands were split between two manorial barons: Thomas Cheyne in the village that later became called 'Chenies', and William Latimer in this village. Latimer came into possession of the manor in 1326.
At the time of the English Civil War Latimer belonged to the Earl of Devonshire. When Charles I was captured by the Parliamentarian forces he was brought to Latimer on his way to London.
Today Latimer is also the name of a railway station on the Chiltern Line between Amersham and London Marylebone. See Chalfont & Latimer station.