Haddenham Bucks

Name of 'Slave Hill' Retained

Home » News » Name of 'Slave Hill' Retained
Slave Hill Road Sign

Slave Hill will NOT be renamed.
This from Haddenham Parish Council, 27th July 2020:

Buckinghamshire Council has notified the Parish Council that Slave Hill will not be renamed following the results of a consultation with residents of the street.

The Parish Council had been asked by Buckinghamshire Council's street naming officer to suggest an alternative street name for residents to consider after they had received correspondence regarding the appropriateness of the name.

The Parish Council agreed to suggest Shipton Furlong as an alternative name after consulting with Alan Rose from Haddenham Museum. Alan refers to the 1820 map of the village to suggest names with a historical reference to the site, and on this occasion found that part of Slave Hill was built on Shipton Furlong.

Buckinghamshire Council's street naming policy states that 80% of residents must support the change of name. However, it received objections from 65% of residents so will not be proceeding with the street name change.

Residents of Slave Hill have been written to by Buckinghamshire Council to confirm the results of the consultation.

popular recent storiesAlso in the news

Solar Panels on HVH
Justyna Majek: Wed 29 Mar 4:30pm

The Village Hall Users Group would greatly appreciate your participation in a brief survey regarding the Village Hall's transition to the use of solar panels. Your input will help us gauge community interest in this sustainable energy solution. Thank you for your time and consideration. Please find the survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.u...

social media icons
Haddenham Webteam: Wed 29 Mar 4:00pm

...Damned If You Don't!The challenges of moderating a community Facebook pageSocial media has tremendous benefits, but it also presents some significant challenges.Haddenham dotNetThe Haddenham dotNet Facebook page has existed since 2016 and now has a following of over 5,000 local residents. In some ways the platform has become "the local newspaper" as fewer people...

Haddenham Gates 2022 Race Start
Haddenham Webteam: Tue 28 Mar 8:30pm

After last year's success, the three Haddenham school PTAs (St Mary's, Infant & Junior schools) have joined forces to bring you another brilliant event for the whole family -- Haddenham Gates 10k trail run (walkers and slow runners welcomed!) followed with a fun run for all around the junior school on Sunday 7th May.There will be free entry to the site where there will be a bar...