Fictional location file · 1 case
March Magna
March Magna is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Fingest, Great Haseley.
The fictional village of March Magna appears in 1 Midsomer Murders case, in The Silent Land. 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.
- Former Fairmile Hospital, Cholsey, Oxfordshire · The Silent Land
The abandoned institution becomes St Fidelis Hospital in March Magna.
- Village house, Fingest, Buckinghamshire · The Silent Land
A house represents Ian and Faith Kent's home.
- Great Haseley village centre, Great Haseley, Oxfordshire · The Silent Land
The pub, cottages, hall and shopfront become March Magna's library, inn, homes and florist.
- Village farm, Rockwell End, Buckinghamshire · The Silent Land
The farm appears as Alice and John Carver's bed and breakfast.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to March Magna
March Magna is shaped by one linked case. 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
- 1
- On-screen years
- 2010
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Ben Jones
- Casebook tone
- Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to March Magna
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
Abandoned hospital
Associated with the The Silent Land 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
- 1
- Most suspicious pastime
- Cemetery
- 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.
