Welcome to Ibstone
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Ibstone (previously Ipstone) is a village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills on the border with Oxfordshire, about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Stokenchurch. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Hibba's boundary stone', referring to the boundary with Oxfordshire. At the time of King Edward the Confessor the village was in the possession of Tovi, thane of the king, and was called Hibestanes. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, stands separate from the rest of the village; this is a common occurrence in places in this part of the country that had some standing in the pre-Roman Celtic period. The village includes Cobstone Windmill. The windmill was built around 1816 and is unusual in that it is a twelve-sided smock mill, still housing some of its original machinery. It was converted into a residency during the 1950s and then refurbished after 1971. It was also used as Caractacus Potts' workshop in the 1968 film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and seen in The New Avengers (TV series) episode, The House of Cards. The actress Hayley Mills and her film producer husband Roy Boulting owned the windmill and lived there in the early 1970s. The politician Barbara Castle also lived in the village. The common is an area of open access land and the standing stone (OS GR SU7507 9371) was erected for the Millennium -year 2000. IBSTONE is the name given to a hymn tune composed in 1875 by Maria C. Tiddeman (1837–1915), music professor in Oxford University.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
452 hectares |
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Population |
227 (2021) |
Density |
50 people/km2 |
Mean age |
42.6 |
Ward |
Chiltern Villages |
District |
Wycombe |
Postcodes |
HP14, RG9 |
ONS ID |
E04001605 |
Council
Contact details for Ibstone Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Ibstone Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Ibstone Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Ibstone Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Ibstone Parish.
Local News
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The Chilterns Fox restaurant receives 1 food hygiene rating
Published: 20th Apr 2024
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Andrew Ballantyne death: New trial date for trio accused of aiding killer
Published: 1st Mar 2024
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Ibstone CE School Minibus Fundraiser - a Schools crowdfunding project in High Wycombe by Ibstone CE Primary School
Published: 10th Mar 2023