Fictional location file · 1 case
Monks Barton
Monks Barton is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Cuddington, Little Missenden.
The fictional village of Monks Barton appears in 1 Midsomer Murders case, in Talking to the Dead. 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.
- Nether Winchendon House, Nether Winchendon, Buckinghamshire · Talking to the Dead
The house appears as fictional Monks Barton Priory.
- Village shop and vicarage, Cuddington, Buckinghamshire · Talking to the Dead
The buildings create Monks Barton's shop and Reverend Stone's vicarage.
- St Nicholas Church, Cuddington, Buckinghamshire · Talking to the Dead
The church represents Monks Barton's parish church.
- Waverley Abbey, Farnham, Surrey · Talking to the Dead
The ruined abbey becomes the remains of Monks Barton Abbey.
- The Red Lion, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire · Talking to the Dead
The pub supplies Monks Barton's village local.
- St Katherine's, Parmoor, Buckinghamshire · Talking to the Dead
The house is redressed as Pines Nursing Home.
- Estate cottages, Wormsley, Buckinghamshire · Talking to the Dead
The cottages represent the supposedly haunted homes from which the two couples disappear.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Monks Barton
Monks Barton 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
- 2008
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Ben Jones
- Casebook tone
- Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to Monks Barton
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
- Haunted woods
- 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.
