A more common derivation is from "Bled-Hlaw" meaning Bloody Hill which commemorates an undated battle between Saxons and Danes.

The water from the springs is said to wear away the chalk on which the village stands, giving rise to the simple local medieval nursery rhyme:[3] The brook running from the pool into the nearby valley (called the Lyde Brook) provided water power for two watermills for many years.

Above the village, carved into the chalk of Wain Hill is a large cross, similar to that found at Whiteleaf.

[5] Actress Samantha Eggar lived in Bledlow as a child, and was a neighbour of Oliver Reed while there.

It was the first of two stations to serve the village, the second being Bledlow Bridge Halt on the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway.