Ballinger, Buckinghamshire

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.

Ballinger
St Mary's Church Ballinger, 2008
Ballinger War Memorial Hall
Ballinger Location within Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference	SP9103
Civil parish	Great Missenden
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
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	Mid Buckinghamshire[1]
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51.720745°N 0.680855°W / 51.720745; -0.680855

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]