User talk:Jdod

You are correct,it all started from researching the history of Hill Farm. I live in the parish but not in the village and I am spending a lot of my retirement time looking into aspects of the history that other people have asked me but that do not figure in the usual books. I have only just come across Wikipedia, the concept is great. Jdod 09:32, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

I take it from your user name that the village history site is yours. Do you live in the village? I grew up in Deanway and my parents are still there in the same house,

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The Chalfonts
I couldn't tell you all the sources for certain at the moment because I don't have my sources with me (I'm at work). However I can tell you the common sources that I used for most of the Buckinghamshire articles that I wrote.

The place name etymology most likely came from The Oxford Dictionary of Place Names. Now this source has been proven to be wrong on one or two other articles that I have contributed to, and so I wouldn't blame you for changing anything in that respect. When I get home later on I'll check their source for the name Chalfund Parva (they list their sources after each entry) however I expect it probably was the aforementioned manorial rolls. I'm afraid I cannot say which manor is referred to. Genuki offers alternative suggestions for both manorial history and origin of name on both that (St Giles) page and on their Chalfont St Peter page.

I can't remember where I got the A-S Chronicle source, that'll teach me to write down sources as I go (did they teach me nothing at university?).

Finally since someone split off a separate article for one of the villages and then left the other two where they were the article for the Chalfonts is probably in a bit of a state. If you need any help tidying then please ask.

Incidentally I note that you have a website: could you please make sure that if you use any text from it that you notify that you are the copyright owner on the article talk page. -- Francs2000 | Talk 14:21, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

It weas, of course, me who split off the Chalfont St Giles article, and in fact I don't really know the other Chalfonts in the way I know Jordans, Beaconsfield, etc, so I only created a separate article for St Giles, but it would be good, IMO, to have separate articles about Chalfont St Peter and Little Chalfont, as they are certainly places deserving of having a separate article, SqueakBox 16:08, July 25, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for rapid feedback and the advice on copyright. I hope you can find the source for Chalfont Parva.

I am new to Wikipedia but should we transfer this discussion to the discussion page for The Chalfonts article?

I will have a go at an article for Little Chalfont.--Jdod 19:00, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

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You might like to join Wikipedians/Bucks, SqueakBox 22:56, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

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Hi,. You have helped with a number of articles in the past, but you haven't edited any articles in a while. Could you make some new contributions soon to help make Wikipedia better? I hope you decide to become a more active contributor again. Feel free to drop me a line on my talk page. -- ForteTuba 05:11, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
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