Fictional location file · 4 cases
Midsomer Parva
Midsomer Parva is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Turville, Beaconsfield, Cuddington, Haddenham, Nettlebed, Thame.
The fictional village of Midsomer Parva appears in 4 Midsomer Murders cases, from The Electric Vendetta to Secrets and Spies. Its screen identity sits among eccentric, 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 Crown, Pishill, Oxfordshire · The Electric Vendetta
The pub is redressed as Midsomer Parva Village Hall.
- Village shop, Stanton St John, Oxfordshire · The Electric Vendetta
The shopfront becomes Midsomer Parva Stores & Post Office.
- Ibstone School, Ibstone, Buckinghamshire · The Straw Woman
The school represents Midsomer Parva School.
- Turville School, Turville, Buckinghamshire · The Straw Woman
The school building is used as the village hall.
- Village green beside St Mary the Virgin Church, Turville, Buckinghamshire · The Straw Woman
The green hosts the fictional straw-woman festival and burning effigy.
- St Mary's Churchyard, Cuddington, Buckinghamshire · Shot at Dawn
The churchyard contains the fictional Hicks and Hammond family graves.
- Village house, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire · Shot at Dawn
The property becomes Will Hicks's studio.
- The Jolly Woodman, Littleworth Common, Buckinghamshire · Shot at Dawn
The real pub supplies the local pub interiors.
- Former information centre, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire · Shot at Dawn
The civic building becomes a social-services office.
- Thame Village Hall, Thame, Oxfordshire · Shot at Dawn
The hall is dressed as Causton Town Hall.
- The Reading Room, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · Secrets and Spies
The exterior becomes Causton Museum.
- Dorney Court, Dorney, Buckinghamshire · Secrets and Spies
The Tudor house represents Allenby House, refuge for former spies.
- The White Horse, Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire · Secrets and Spies
The pub becomes The Allenby Arms and its garden shed becomes Seth's Shack.
- Kensal Green Cemetery, London · Secrets and Spies
The cemetery supplies the opening and Cold War flashback scenes set in East Berlin.
- Thame Museum, Thame, Oxfordshire · Secrets and Spies
The museum interior is used for Causton Museum.
- Wormsley Estate Cricket Ground, Wormsley, Buckinghamshire · Secrets and Spies
The ground and pavilion host the Midsomer Parva cricket match.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Midsomer Parva
A smaller-name village with no shortage of large personalities, specialist enthusiasms and community fault lines.
Parva works particularly well as a concentrated Midsomer pressure cooker: everybody appears connected and every local dispute quickly becomes personal.
Why fans remember it: Close-knit circles, unusual village interests and the speed with which harmless competition becomes serious.
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
- 4
- On-screen years
- 2001–2009
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Gavin Troy · DS Dan Scott · DS Ben Jones
- Casebook tone
- Eccentric · Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to Midsomer Parva
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
The Electric Vendetta
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Crop circles
- UFO folklore
- Military history
The Straw Woman
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Pagan festival
- Witchcraft
- Fire
Shot at Dawn
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- First World War
- Family feud
- Military execution
Secrets and Spies
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Cold War
- Former spies
- Village beast
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
Local clubs
Episode links distinguish programme locations from Casebook groupings.
Parish organisations
Episode links distinguish programme locations from Casebook groupings.
Special-interest groups
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
- 4
- Most suspicious pastime
- Crop circles
- 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.

Turville
Filming guide: Turville.
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Filming guide: Beaconsfield.
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Cuddington
Filming guide: Cuddington.
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Haddenham
Filming guide: Haddenham.
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Nettlebed
Filming guide: Nettlebed.
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Thame
Filming guide: Thame.
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Villages with related story ingredients
Suggested from shared curated themes, not fictional geography.


