Chalfont St Giles, Bucks

Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles


Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser erected a memorial to his friend, Captain Cook, at his country house, the Vache, in 1781. (There is a reproduction of this in the National Maritime Museum.)
See THIS LINK

Harry Golombek (1911-1995), the chess master and cryptographer, lived in Chalfont St Giles after the War.


The Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles was created by David Singmaster.
The original site is at THIS LINK.