[citation needed] It was originally a hamlet in the nearby parish of Crendon.

[citation needed] The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Cerdic's clearing' or 'Cerdic's lea'.

The incidence of Brittonic personal names in the royal genealogies of a number of "Anglo-Saxon" dynasties is significant.

This may indicate that Cerdic was a native Briton, and that his dynasty became anglicised over time.

[2][3] The village was used as a location in the television series Midsomer Murders – ep.