Upper Winchendon
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short description Template:Infobox UK place Upper Winchendon or Over Winchendon is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale District of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about Template:Convert south of Waddesdon and Template:Convert west of Aylesbury. A mid-air collision on 17 November 2017 between a plane and a helicopter just outside the village was referred to by much of the press as the "Waddesdon Manor air incident".<ref name="guardian-20171117"/>
Name
The name "Winchendon" is derived from the Old English for "hill at a bend". Collectively the villages of Upper Winchendon and Nether Winchendon (or Lower Winchendon) were called Wichendone.
Manor
The manor of Upper Winchendon was held by St Frideswide's Priory in Oxford, to whom it was given by King Henry I. After the suppression of the convent in the Dissolution of the Monasteries the manor was given to Cardinal Wolsey, but was seized by the Crown shortly afterwards, in 1530, along with Wolsey's other estates.
In 1623 the manor was granted by the Crown to the Goodwin family, who enlarged the manor house into a mansion. It then passed into the Wharton family, one of whom was made the Duke of Wharton in 1718 for his services to the Crown. He later had all his possessions seized for being a supporter of the Young Pretender (Bonnie Prince Charlie). The house fell into disrepair thereafter and has since been demolished.
Notable people
In birth order.
- Cardinal Wolsey (1473–1530), cardinal and politician, was briefly lord of the manor up to 1530, when he fell from favour.
- Sir Francis Goodwin (1564–1634), politician, was lord of the manor of Upper Winchendon and an MP for Buckinghamshire.<ref>History of Parliament. Retrieved 13 March 2014.</ref>
- Arthur Goodwin (died 1643), lawyer and Parliamentarian, was lord of the manor of Upper Winchendon.<ref>ODNB: Joan A. Dils, "Goodwin, Arthur (d. 1643)" Retrieved 13 March 2014, pay-walled.</ref>
- Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton (1613–1696), soldier, Parliamentarian and art collector, gained the manor of Upper Winchendon through his second wife, Jane Goodwin, only daughter of Arthur Goodwin. He and other family were painted by Anthony van Dyck.<ref>ODNB: Sean Kelsey, "Wharton, Philip, fourth Baron Wharton (1613–1696)" Retrieved 13 March 2014, pay-walled.</ref>
- Samuel Clarke (1626–1701), nonconformist minister and Biblical scholar, spent 26 years in Upper Winchendon under the auspices of Philip Wharton, after ejection from the rectory of Grendon Underwood in 1662, and set up on an Independent congregation there.<ref>ODNB: David Wilson, "Clarke, Samuel (1626–1701)" Retrieved 13 March 2014, pay-walled.</ref>
- Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton (1648–1714), Whig politician, rake and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, was the eldest son of Philip Wharton. The lyrics of the marching song "Lillibullero" are attributed to him. He was buried at Upper Winchendon.<ref>ODNB: J. Kent Clark, "Wharton, Thomas, first marquess of Wharton, first marquess of Malmesbury, and first marquess of Catherlough (1648–1715)" Retrieved 13 March 2014, pay-walled.</ref>
- Goodwin Wharton (1653–1704), Whig politician and autobiographer, was born in Upper Winchendon on 8 March 1653 as third son of Philip Wharton.<ref>ODNB: Roy Porter, "Wharton, Goodwin (1653–1704)" Retrieved 13 March 2014, pay-walled.</ref>
- Anne Wharton (1659–1685), wife of Thomas Wharton, was a poet and dramatist.<ref>ODNB: Germaine Greer, "Wharton, Anne (1659–1685)" Retrieved 13 March 2014, pay-walled.</ref>
2017 mid-air collision
Template:See also On 17 November 2017, a mid-air collision occurred between an aeroplane and a helicopter near Waddesdon Manor,<ref name="bbc-20171117">Template:Cite news</ref> resulting in four deaths, two on each aircraft.<ref name="BBC-42024712">Template:Cite news</ref> The crash happened just outside the Manor grounds, close to the village of Upper Winchendon.<ref name="guardian-20171117">Template:Cite news</ref> The wreckage landed in dense woodland.<ref name="BBC-42024712"/> Emergency services were called at 12:06 GMT.<ref name="BBC-42024712" /> Seven fire vehicles, the Thames Valley air ambulance, two ambulances, and a rapid response vehicle attended.<ref name="BBC-42024712" />
The crash involved a Cessna 152 registration G-WACG,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and a Guimbal Cabri G2 registration G-JAMM, each with two people on board.<ref name="sawer-20171117"/><ref name="BBC-42024712" /> Both aircraft had come from Wycombe Air Park,<ref name="keeffe-20171117">Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Convert from the crash site.<ref name="Sawer">Template:Cite news</ref> The Cessna had previously been involved in an incident in 1993.<ref name="sawer-20171117">Template:Cite news</ref>
The pilot of the helicopter was Mike Green, an instructor who was training a student pilot at the time.<ref name="BBC-42037839">Template:Cite web</ref> The student pilot was later announced as being a captain in the Vietnamese Army, who was training to become a military flight instructor.<ref name="BBC-42051672">Template:Cite news</ref> The bodies of all four victims were removed from the site on 19 November.<ref name="BBC-42051672" />
Thames Valley Police stated that the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) had been informed.<ref name="keeffe-20171117"/> Military support was provided to assist with recovery of the wreckage of the two aircraft, which was dispatched to the AAIB's headquarters at Farnborough Airport, Hampshire.<ref name="BBC-42051672" />