Vicar of Dibley opening credits cottage heads to auction for £375,000
Church Cottage in Turville, Buckinghamshire, which appeared in the opening credits of The Vicar of Dibley, is going to auction with bids starting at £375,000. Its link to the sitcom, which starred Dawn French as vicar Geraldine Granger, may attract fans and buyers interested in a well-known piece of British television history.
The Grade II-listed, 17th-century timber-frame cottage is next to the property used to represent Geraldine’s home, and filming of her front door mostly took place from Church Cottage. The three-bedroom house has a garden and parking, but the sales listing says it would benefit from further renovation. The auction is scheduled for 12 November; the sitcom originally ran from 1994 to 2000 and has since returned for specials.
In short
- Church Cottage is going to auction from £375,000.
- The Grade II-listed home featured in The Vicar of Dibley.
- The listing says it would benefit from renovation.
Explained simply
The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom about Geraldine Granger, played by Dawn French, and life in a fictional village parish. It first aired from 1994 to 2000 and later returned for special episodes.
The programme was filmed in Turville, a village in Buckinghamshire, and used several local buildings as settings. Church Cottage is a 17th-century timber-framed house beside the property shown as Geraldine’s home; it featured in the opening credits and in shots of her front door.
The cottage is Grade II listed, a status that recognises buildings of special architectural or historic interest and can affect how they are altered. Its connection to the sitcom may interest television fans as well as people looking for a historic home.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Picturesque cottage from Dawn French comedy Vicar of Dibley is on the market for £375,000”.