Ballinger, Buckinghamshire
Hamlet in England
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Ballinger is a hamlet and common in the parish of Great Missenden (where at the 2011 Census the population was included), in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated in the nearby Chiltern Hills, close to the border with the parish of Chesham.
Civil parish
- Great Missenden
Post townGREAT MISSENDEN
| Ballinger | |
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St Mary's Church Ballinger, 2008 | |
 Ballinger War Memorial Hall | |
  Ballinger Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP9103 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GREAT MISSENDEN |
| Postcode district | HP16 |
| Dialling code | 01494 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Ballinger has a small church which is a former Mission Hall, down Blackthorne Lane. Originally it held Methodist services but now holds a monthly Anglican service the first Sunday of each month, as part of the Parish of Great Missenden.
Etymology
Ballinger comes from "Bealding-ōra" I. Old English, meaning "Beald's bank". It was recorded as Baldinghore in 1135.[2]
