Fictional location file · 2 cases
Aspern Tallow
Aspern Tallow is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Old Amersham, Bledlow, Wallingford.
The fictional village of Aspern Tallow appears in 2 Midsomer Murders cases, from Blue Herrings to Beyond the Grave. Its screen identity sits among classic, eccentric stories. Explore the linked episodes below to follow the village through the series.
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Where was it filmed?
These real places appear in this village’s linked episodes. One building may stand for part of the fictional village.
- St Mary the Virgin Church, Hurley, Berkshire · Blue Herrings
The church appears as the parish church of fictional Aspern Tallow.
- Chenies Manor, Chenies, Buckinghamshire · Beyond the Grave
The Tudor manor becomes Aspern Tallow Museum, formerly the home of fictional Civil War figure Jonathan Lowrie.
- Ewelme almshouses and village paths, Ewelme, Oxfordshire · Beyond the Grave
Views from Rabbit's Hill and the almshouses establish fictional Aspern Tallow.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Aspern Tallow
An unmistakably Midsomer combination of elegance and oddness, suited to specialised interests and firmly maintained social worlds.
Aspern Tallow feels like a place where local identity is performed through clubs, expertise and selective belonging.
Why fans remember it: Eccentric institutions and the friction between insiders, newcomers and people refusing to follow the accepted script.
Editorial interpretation Fictional setting; real filming places appear below.
What the Casebook has on file
At a glance
These details describe the fictional setting seen on screen.
- Cases
- 2
- On-screen years
- 2000
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Gavin Troy
- Casebook tone
- Classic · Eccentric
Stories set here
Cases connected to Aspern Tallow
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
Blue Herrings
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Nursing home
- Family visit
- Quiet suspicion
Beyond the Grave
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Museum
- Ghost story
- Civil War
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
Specialist societies
Episode links distinguish programme locations from Casebook groupings.
Country houses
Episode links distinguish programme locations from Casebook groupings.
Local enterprises
Episode links distinguish programme locations from Casebook groupings.
Curated story character
Themes associated with this setting
Four distinctive ingredients are shown here. Open the case files for all recorded themes.
Fan calculation · not canon
Village survival card
- Case-file danger
- ●●●○○
- Documented cases
- 2
- Most suspicious pastime
- Nursing home
- Best precaution
- Decline the invitation politely
A playful score from case counts and recorded themes. It is not a population or canonical crime-rate statistic.
Fiction versus filming
Real places connected to these cases
Broader filming areas; individual scenes may use different sites.
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Villages with related story ingredients
Suggested from shared curated themes, not fictional geography.
