Chalfont St Peter

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Template:GBmap Chalfont St Peter is a village in south east Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. It is situated in a small group of villages called The Chalfonts which also consists of Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont. The villages are sandwiched between High Wycombe and Rickmansworth.

At the time of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 949 there was no distinction made between the three separate villages: the whole area was known as Ceadeles funtan, which is Anglo Saxon meaning Caedele's Spring. The villages were however separated by 1237 when in manorial rolls Chalfont St Peter was referred to as Chalfund Sancti Petri. The suffix St Peter is taken from the dedication of the church in the village.

The village of Gerrards Cross was once a hamlet in the parish of Chalfont St Peter. There is also a hamlet to the north of Chalfont St Peter called Chalfont Common.

Reference

"A History of Chalfont St Peter and Gerrards Cross", C G Edmonds, 1964 and "The History of Bulstrode", A M Baker, 2003 published as one book by Colin Smythe Ltd, 2003