Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Buckinghamshire Places (9) : Seer Green

Seer Green is a village in the South of the county. It's name is derived from the Norman French for a dry or arid place. It was known as La Sere in the 13th century, Green being added to the name at a later stage. Seer Green was a hamlet of the parish of Farnham Royal but became it's own parish in 1866. The church of the Holy Trinity, which was first built in 1846 therefore then became the parish church.

The land around Seer Green was agricultural with the area known for it's cherry orchards. Seer Green is known as the cherry pie village and a cherry pie fair is held annually. Much of the nearby land is nowadays taken up by Beaconsfield Golf Course. Next to the golf course is Seer Green & Jordans railway station which opened in 1915.