Fictional location file · 2 cases
Devington
Devington is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Turville, Dorchester-on-Thames.
The fictional village of Devington appears in 2 Midsomer Murders cases, from Murder on St Malley's Day to Master Class. Its screen identity sits among dark 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.
- The Bull & Butcher, Turville, Buckinghamshire · Murder on St Malley's Day
The real pub was dressed as The Chalk and Gown for the Devington school story.
- Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · Master Class
The abbey appears as a Causton church during the organ scenes.
- The Fleur de Lys, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · Master Class
The hotel becomes The Devington Arms.
- St Katherine's, Parmoor, Buckinghamshire · Master Class
The country house provides Devington Manor's interior.
- Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Master Class
The theatre represents Causton Concert Hall.
- The Old Police Station, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Master Class
The building appears as Causton Police Station.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Devington
Devington returns across 2 cases, so its identity is built from several mysteries rather than one fixed portrait. Its stories lean toward dark.
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
- 2002–2010
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Gavin Troy · DS Ben Jones
- Casebook tone
- Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to Devington
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
Murder on St Malley's Day
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- School
- Secret society
- Tradition
Master Class
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Music school
- Piano
- Family legacy
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
School
Associated with the Murder on St Malley's Day file.
Secret society
Associated with the Murder on St Malley's Day file.
Music school
Associated with the Master Class file.
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
- School
- 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.
