Fictional location file · 2 cases
Ford Florey
Ford Florey is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Beaconsfield, Littlewick Green, Warborough, Great Haseley, Long Crendon.
The fictional village of Ford Florey appears in 2 Midsomer Murders cases, from The Great and the Good to Blood on the Saddle. 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.
- The Royal Saracens Head, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · The Great and the Good
The hotel appears as a restaurant in Ford Florey.
- Frieth School, Frieth, Buckinghamshire · The Great and the Good
The school represents Ford Florey's primary school.
- Frieth Village Hall, Frieth, Buckinghamshire · The Great and the Good
The hall becomes Justin Hooper's art studio.
- Portland Place, Littlewick Green, Berkshire · The Great and the Good
The cottage becomes the Stroud family home.
- The Six Bells, Warborough, Oxfordshire · The Great and the Good
The pub appears as Ford Florey's local.
- Village-green house, Warborough, Oxfordshire · The Great and the Good
The house beside the pub represents Connie Bishop's home.
- The Eight Bells, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire · Blood on the Saddle
The pub exterior became the fictional Florey Arms.
- The Jolly Woodman, Littleworth Common, Buckinghamshire · Blood on the Saddle
The pub interior is paired with the Eight Bells exterior to create the Florey Arms.
- Village house and archive, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire · Blood on the Saddle
Two buildings supply Adam Burbage's optician exterior and the parish archives.
- Stocker's Farm, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Blood on the Saddle
The farm represents the Lennox family property.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Ford Florey
A lyrical village name for a setting shaped by rural beauty, local ritual and carefully guarded standing.
Ford Florey has the polished calm that makes Midsomer disruption especially effective; every interruption feels like a breach of an understood order.
Why fans remember it: Pastoral atmosphere and the programme's fondness for turning elegant village traditions into investigative territory.
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
- 2010
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Ben Jones
- Casebook tone
- Classic · Eccentric
Stories set here
Cases connected to Ford Florey
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
The Great and the Good
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- Village school
- Fundraising
- Sleepwalking
Blood on the Saddle
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- Wild West show
- Land dispute
- Family rivalry
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
Country properties
Episode links distinguish programme locations from Casebook groupings.
Village clubs
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Local trades
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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
- Village 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.
Beaconsfield
Filming guide: Beaconsfield.
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Littlewick Green
Filming guide: Littlewick Green.
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Warborough
Filming guide: Warborough.
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Great Haseley
Filming guide: Great Haseley.
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Long Crendon
Filming guide: Long Crendon.
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Villages with related story ingredients
Suggested from shared curated themes, not fictional geography.
