Grove, Buckinghamshire

Grove is a tiny village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the border with Bedfordshire, just to the north of Mentmore. It is the size of some hamletss, but it is distinct as a village because it has its own parish church.

The place name is fairly self explanatory, as it means 'grove', or a copse of trees. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Grova, and was considered a separate village even then.

It has been suggested that Grove may once have been an important place of worship in ancient times, leading to its establishment as a separate parish. The reason for this suggestion is that the village sits on a conjunction of several ley lines, and its parish church is dedicated to St Michael, the dragon slayer.