[2] The "Long" prefix refers to the length of the village at that time, and was added to differentiate it from nearby Grendon Underwood, which used to be known as "Crendon".

[3] "Crendon" was the caput of the feudal honour held by Walter Giffard (died 1102), created Earl of Buckingham by William the Conqueror.

[5] In the 20th century it was the marital home of actors Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.

In 1218, Long Crendon was granted a royal charter to hold a weekly market;[5] the monies from which were to be collected by William Earl Marshall who owned the manor at that time.

The town (as it was then) was certainly important in this period as it shared the distinction with Aylesbury as being the only places in the whole of England where needles were made.

Midsomer Murders, the ITV crime series is often filmed in Long Crendon with locals as extras.

Scenes from the series "Jeeves and Wooster", with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, were also filmed in Long Crendon.