Midsomer Murders’ Film Location
Which are your three favourite Midsomer Murders’ film locations? And why? I bet there’s at least one manor house or cosy cottage in there. Right?
Longing for…
In a nutshell, Midsomer Murders is a monument to a bygone age of Englishness. So full of Englishness, in fact, that rather than using a handful of villages as film locations for Midsomer Murders, a Midsomer village has to be pieced together from buildings and village greens from various places. History manifests itself in Midsomer Murders through the villages, the countryside and the buildings that are chosen as a film location. At the same time, Midsomer Murders becomes an anachronism, a kind of ruin as a memorial to a bygone Englishness. But so it saves souls longing for a little cosiness.
Some of these Midsomer Murders’ film locations are places where Midsomer history has taken place. Not everything listed in my Midsomer Chronology can be located, and I don’t have the location for some of them. For the known locations – and I would like to thank Joan Street for midsomermurders.org once again – I have created a fictional map. It shows the location of the real film location, but with details of the building and the Midsomer location – and the Midsomer story.
Midsomer Murders’ Film Locations in Midsomer History
Below is a growing list of links to my articles on film locations with Midsomer history.
And a special treat for you: My map of Midsomer County – History Edition
(Are you looking for a film location and can’t find it here? Write to me and I’ll add it in the meantime.)
Chenies Manor – Film Location for: Malham Manor in Midsomer Malham (14×04: The Oblong Murders), Melmoth Hall in Midsomer Oaks (17×02: Murder by Magic), Apley Court in Granville Norton (21×03: The Sting of Death), Munro Hilliard’s home in Midsomer Malham (08×03: Orchis Fatalis),
UCL Observatory – Film Location for: Stanton Observatory in Midsomer Stanton (15×03: Written in the Stars)
Fair Mile Hospital – Film Location for: St Fidelis in March Magna (13×04: The Silent Land
Dorney Court – Film Location for: The Fox & Goose Hotel in Midsomer Worthy (02×02: Strangler’s Wood), Bantling Hall in Bantling Village (08×05: Bantling Boy), Allenby House in Midsomer Parva (12×03: Secrets & Spies), Pelfe Hall in Great Pelfe (13×07: Not in my Backyard), manor of Lord Argo in Carver Valley (“Drawing Dead”)
Loseley Park – Film Location for: Magna Manor in Midsomer Magna (10×07: They Seek Him Here), Morchard Manor in Midsomer Morchard (13×06: The Noble Art)
Waverley Abbey – Film Location for: ruins of Monks Barton Abbey in Monks Barton Wood (11×07: Talking to the Dead), ruins of St Frideswide near Aspern Tallow (12×04: The Glitch), ruins of Causton Abbey near Causton (20×01: The Ghost of Causton Abbey)
Englefield House – Film Location for: Wilmington’s house incl. the library (11×05: The Magician’s Nephew)
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The Maltings – Film Location for: Plummer’s Factory (exterior) (08×07: Sauce For the Goose), Calders Biscuits (exterior ), 16×05: The Killings of Copenhagen)
Stanlake Park Wine Estate – Film Location for: Midsomer Vinae’s Winery (17×04: A Vintage Murder)
Knebworth House – Film Location for Quitewell Hall (15×01: The Dark Rider)
Mapledurham House – Film Location for: Heldman Estate (07×03: The Fisher King), Bingham Estate (14×02: Dark Secrets), Stourwick Estate (24×01: The Devil‘s Work)
Munden Estate – Film Location for: Cavendish Estate (02×03: Dead Man’s Eleven), Haddington Hall (09×03: Vixen’s Run), Marwood Manor (09×05: Four Funerals and a Wedding), Edward Milton’s house (13×02: The Made-to-Measure Murders), Troughton’s House (19×03: Last Man Out)
Nether Winchendon House – Film Location for: The Lodge of the Golden Windhorse (01×04: Death in Disguise), Monks Barton Priory = Lynton Pargetter’s home (11×07: Talking to the Dead)
Chatsworth House – Film Location for: Whitcombe Grange Hall (19×05: Death by Persuasion)
Royal Holloway College – Film Location For: Devington Hall (05×04: Murder on St Malley’s Day)
Manor House – Film Location for: Inkpen’s Manor (04×01: The Garden of Death), Spirit of Friendship Group Church (08×01: Things That Go Bump in the Night), Badger’s Hall (12×04: The Axeman’s Cometh), Morton Shallows Manor House (16×01: The Christmas Haunting)
Adwell House – Film Location for: Isobel Hewitt’s House (06×01: A Talent for Life)
Brazier’s College – Film Location for Chetwood Estate (05×02: Market for Murder), Lower Mere House (08×05: Second Sight)
Chestnut Cottage – Film Location for Stannington’s house (15×05: The Sicilian Defense)
Foxwarren Park – Film Location for Smythe-Webster’s Estate (06×04: The Tale of Two Hamlets), the Calder home (16×05: The Killings of Copenhagen)
Grey’s Court – Film Location for: Midsomer Abbey (where Brother Robert lives) (08×03: Orchis Fatalis), Midsomer Priory (14×07: A Sacred Trust)
Jordan Courtyard – Caspar Madrigal’s Photo Shop (10×06: Picture of Innocence)
Joyce Grove – Film Location for Fitzroy’s Estate (11×02: Blood Wedding)
Newington House – Film Location for: The Townsends’ Manor House (04×06: Tainted Fruit), The Four Feathers hotel (05×01: Market for Murder), Home of the Guillaume family (including Lady Matilda) (13×01: The Sword of Guillaume)
Sapperton Canal Tunnel – Film Location for: Midsomer Canal (07×01: The Green Man)
“The Mill” in Sonning-on-Thames – Film Location for: Empson Theatre (22×05: For Death Prepare)
The Prebendel House – Film Location for: Causton Abbey (20×01: The Ghost of Causton Abbey)
Tyringham Hall Estate – Film Location for: Chainey’s Hall (07×02: Bad Tidings)
White Waltham Airfield – Film Location for: Finchmere Airfield (16×04: The Flying Club)
Oak Cottage, Flaunden – Film Location for Sarah Lawton’s home (01×04: Faithful Unto Death), Madeleine Villiers’ home (08×03: Orchis Fatalis)