Chalfont St Giles
Chalfont St Giles is a town and civil parish in the county of Buckinghamshire . The River Misbourne divides the place in half.
The place name is derived from calcareous spring water. In 1086 it was entered in the Domesday Book , that is, before the Norman conquest of England .
In 1665 John Milton settled here because of the great plague of London and here he completed his text Paradise Lost . His house is now a sight.
The Lib Dem. Politician Nick Clegg was born here.
The partner municipality is Graft-De Rijp .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 37 ′ 55.2 " N , 0 ° 34 ′ 33.6" W.