Ellesborough
Ellesborough is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. The village is at the foot of the Chiltern Hills just to the south of the Vale of Aylesbury, two miles (three kilometres) from Wendover and five miles (eight kilometres) from Aylesbury. It lies between Wendover and the village of Little Kimble.
Not to be confused with Edlesborough, a village in Aylesbury Vale.Ellesborough
The civil parish includes the hamlets of Butlers Cross, Chalkshire, Dunsmore, North Lee and Terrick,[2] and had a population of 820 at the 2011 Census,[1] an increase from 811 at the 2001 Census.[3]
Close to Ellesborough is the Prime Minister's country residence Chequers.
Notable people[edit]
Lady Isabella Dodd, widow of Sir Samuel Dodd, endowed workhouses in the village in her will in 1722. The Dame Isabella Dodds charity continued until 2004 and gave its name to Dame Isabella Dodds Court in Aylesbury.
Notable people who live in the village include former Formula One world champion racing driver Sir Jackie Stewart and the actor Sir David Jason.
