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== Notable residents ==
Saint [[Thomas de Cantilupe|Thomas Cantilupe]] was born in the old Manor House (now Kenricks) in 1218. He became [[Chancellor of Oxford University]], Bishop of Hereford and Lord Chancellor of England. He was canonised by [[Pope John XXII]] in 1320 and was the last Englishman to be canonised before the [[Reformation]]. [[Thomas D'Oylie]] (died 1603), physician and linguist, was the
uncle of Sir Cope D'Oylie, whose memorial can be seen in St. Mary's Church. The Hambleden Estate was held by the Scrope family from 1365 to 1627. [[Philadelphia Scrope|Philadelphia Carey, Lady Scrope]] was a granddaughter of [[Mary Boleyn]], the sister of Queen [[Anne Boleyn]] who was executed by [[Henry VIII]] in 1536. The Estate was acquired in 1925 by [[Frederick Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden]], who owned the adjoining Greenlands Estate. The Smith family sold the western part of the Estate in 2008 to the Swiss financier [[Urs Schwarzenbach]].
Major General [[Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk]], lived in the parish until his death in 2002 and his widow [[Anne Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk|Anne]] continued to live there. [[James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan|Lord Cardigan]], famous for his role in leading the ill-fated [[Charge of the Light Brigade]], was born in the Manor House in 1797. The sea chest that he took to the [[Crimea]] can be seen in the church. [[Roger Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton]] lived at Kenricks in the 1960s. Musician [[Jon Lord]], of [[Deep Purple]], is buried in Saint Mary the Virgin's churchyard. [[Phil Vickery (rugby player)|Phil Vickery]], Rugby Union London Wasps player and England 2003 World Cup Winner, lived in Hambleden<ref>[http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/archives/2007/070907/news02.htm Index<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==Localities==
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