Fictional location file · 1 case
Upper Marshwood
Upper Marshwood is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Chesham, Cuddington, Thame, Wallingford.
The fictional village of Upper Marshwood appears in 1 Midsomer Murders case, in Death of a Stranger. 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.
- Thame Park, Thame, Oxfordshire · Death of a Stranger
The parkland provides the fox-hunt setting around fictional Upper Marshwood.
- The Cock & Rabbit garden, The Lee, Buckinghamshire · Death of a Stranger
The pub garden appears as Upper Marshwood's local, where Troy stops during the inquiry.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Upper Marshwood
Upper Marshwood 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
- 1999
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Gavin Troy
- Casebook tone
- Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to Upper Marshwood
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
- Fox hunt
- 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.
Chesham
Filming guide: Chesham.
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Cuddington
Filming guide: Cuddington.
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Thame
Filming guide: Thame.
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Wallingford
Filming guide: Wallingford.
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