Long Crendon

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district, and bordering Thame in South Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6908).

OriginOld English dūn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district, and bordering Thame in South Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6908).

Origin

  1. Old Englishdūn
  2. EnglishLong Crendon

Recorded as Credendone in 1086 (DB), from a man named Creoda + Old English dūn. The affix, for the length of the village, was added in the 17th century, apparently to distinguish it from Grendon Underwood, some distance to the north.

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APA

Long Crendon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Long%20Crendon

MLA

“Long Crendon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Long%20Crendon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Long Crendon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Long%20Crendon.

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