Buckinghamshire Places (2) : Monks Risborough

Monks Risborough is a small village at the foot of the Chilterns near to the much larger Princes Risborough. Monks Risborough's origins lie in Saxon times where the estate where the village now lies was granted by the King of Mercia. The name of the village comes from the monks at Christ Church Priory in Canterbury who took over the estate in the late Saxon period.

The estate remained the property of the priory until Henry VIII's dissolution of the monastries when it was sold. Eventually it became the property of the Earl of Buckinghamshire.

Notable buildings in Monks Risborough include the fourteenth century Church of St Dunstan and the sixteenth century Pigeon House. There are also a number of cottages from the same time period. The village is served by a railway station.