Fictional location file · 1 case
Midsomer Holm
Midsomer Holm is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Thame.
The fictional village of Midsomer Holm appears in 1 Midsomer Murders case, in Death in a Chocolate Box. 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.
- Chinnor railway station, Chinnor, Oxfordshire · Death in a Chocolate Box
The heritage station appears as Holm Lane Junction and Midsomer Holm station.
- The Cock & Rabbit, The Lee, Buckinghamshire · Death in a Chocolate Box
The pub and surrounding buildings represent the Safe Haven rehabilitation community.
- Twyford railway station, Twyford, Berkshire · Death in a Chocolate Box
The station appears under the fictional identity Causton Station.
- Wainhill Crossing, Chinnor, Oxfordshire · Death in a Chocolate Box
The level crossing supplies the rural railway approach used around Midsomer Holm.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Midsomer Holm
Midsomer Holm 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
- 2007
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Ben Jones
- Casebook tone
- Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to Midsomer Holm
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
No named institutions appear in this village’s linked case summaries.
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
- Police history
- 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.
