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Denham is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire, England, approximately 17 mi from central London,2 mi northwest of Uxbridge and just north of junction 1 of the M40 motorway.
Denham Place is a Grade I listed 17th-century country house in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, surrounded by a Grade II listed 18th-century landscape park.
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Denham is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is north west of Uxbridge and north of junction 1 of the M40 motorway. The parish...
2 days ago · In 1540 Henry VIII granted Denham Manor to Edmund afterwards Sir Edmund Peckham, who already owned an estate in Denham called Southlands, which henceforward descends with Denham. The Peckhams had been resident in Buckinghamshire for some time, (fn. 35) and Sir Edmund was both justice of the peace and member of Parliament for the county.
Denham is a village in Buckinghamshire, consisting of the original village and several scattered villages and hamlets within the parish. Denham lies in the south of the county, on the border with Middlesex, in which is found the nearest large town, Uxbridge .
PRINCIPAL BUILDING Denham Place (listed grade I) lies towards the centre of the estate, surrounded by largely level lawns and a formal garden on the north side. It was built for Sir Roger Hill by the mason contractor William Stanton between 1688 and 1701, on the site of a C16 house.
Denham place, a large brick mansion, on the site of an ancient manor-house of the Peckhams, has a fine old chapel, with ancient gilded seats; was built, in 1667, by Sir Roger Hill; was often visited by Captain Cook and Sir Humphrey Davy; and was the residence, in 1836, of Lucien and Joseph Buonaparte.
