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Radnage is a village and civil parish in the Wycombe district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills about two miles north east of Stokenchurch and six miles WNW of High Wycombe. The village's toponym is derived from the Old English for "red oak". It was recorded in manorial rolls of 1162 as Radenhech, which is when the village was given by the king to the Knights Templar. The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary has a central tower. This design is common for churches associated with the Knights Templar. The wall paintings inside the church are of note, as they have been there since the 16th century. The church was used extensively as a location in the film A Month in the Country. The man who reputedly killed the last bear in England is buried in Radnage, 20 yards to the left of the church door. His gravestone is denoted by a man hunting a bear with a bow and arrow.ts.
