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unusual facts about Chalfont St. Giles



Chiltern Open Air Museum

Chiltern Open Air Museum is a museum of vernacular buildings and a tourist attraction located near Chalfont St Peter and Chalfont St. Giles in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England.

D-Day -1

Opening with a statement by Gen. Barney M. Giles, reminding the audience that the war can't be won without money to pay for armaments and equipment, the film turns to an overview of Operation Overlord and the necessity for breaking the Atlantic wall.

Jane Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch

McNeill's marriage to Lord Dalkeith on 10 January 1953 at St. Giles's Cathedral, Edinburgh, attracted media attention, as Dalkeith had earlier been expected to marry Queen Elizabeth II's sister Margaret.

Kirking of the Parliament

All four instances of the Kirking have been led by the Very Reverend Gilleasbuig Macmillan, Minister of St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.

St. Giles' Church, Costock

The church was medieval but a north aisle was added in 1848 by G. G. Place and it was restored in 1862 by Gilbert Scott.

William Giles

William L. Giles (1911–1997), former president of Mississippi State University, 1966-1976


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John Frescheville, 1st Baron Frescheville

Frescheville was the son of Sir Peter Frescheville of Staveley, Derbyshire and his first wife Joyce Fleetwood, daughter of Thomas Fleetwood of The Vache, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire.

Philip de la Vache

He was the son of Sir Richard de la Vache, a well-to-do Buckinghamshire landowner who had acquired estates in Chalfont St Giles and Aston Clinton.