Last Alteration: Tuesday 13 November 2007
St. Peter's Court
St. Peter's Court
Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire
The parish of Chalfont St. Peter was established in the seventh century along the river Misbourne; with a population of some 13000 it is now one of the largest villages in south-east England! St. Peter's Court is a shopping precinct opposite the church.
How to get here:
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Road: A413 - Follow the A413 north from the A40, or south from Amersham; when you reach the roundabout signposted for Chalfont St. Peter, enter the village and there is a small side road leading into St. Peter's Court almost immediately on the left. Parking: anywhere in the court. +
Access: PublicStatus: recognisableSt. Peter's Court
Photograph taken: 25th June 2006 by Chuck Foster
Terror of the Autons (3)
Filmed: 17 Sep 1970
Strange figures give out free samples of a new plastic daffodil ...
Photograph taken: 4th June 2006 by Chuck Foster
Terror of the Autons (3)
Filmed: 17 Sep 1970
Strange figures give out free samples of a new plastic daffodil ...
Photograph taken: 4th June 2006 by Chuck Foster
Terror of the Autons (3)
Filmed: 17 Sep 1970
Finising their promotion, the figures leave ...
Where to walk to next?
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Church Lane car park (Terror of the Autons). Cross the High Street to the church; there is a pathway leading past the church into the car park.
Other nearby locations:
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Amersham Road (A413) (Logopolis). Road (2.4 miles, 6m) : Drive out of St. Peter's Court, turning right; on the roundabout take the
A413 south. As you reach the railway bridge crossing the dual carriageway
the layby used in the story will be just afterwards. Parking: anywhere in the
layby. 
anywhere on the layby.
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Hodgemoor Woods (Terror of the Autons). Road (3.7 miles, 11m) : Drive out of St. Peter's Court, turning right; on the roundabout take the A413 north. When you reach the roundabout signposted Chalfont St. Giles, turn left into the village; turn right onto Silver Hill, and as it becomes Dodds Lane bear left onto Bottrells Lane. Continue on until you reach Bottom House Farm Lane, and there is a car park on the right.
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Elmswell House (Paradise Towers). Road (2.9 miles, 7m) : Drive out of St. Peter's Court, turning right; on the roundabout take the A413 north. When you reach the roundabout signposted Chalfont St. Giles, turn right up the hill onto Vache Lane. This then becomes Nightingales Lane, and the house is on the left after you pass Roughwood Lane. Parking: roadside.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Shire Lane Quarry (The Savages): 1.41 miles.
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Isle of Wight Farm (The Reign of Terror): 1.74 miles.
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Gerrards Cross Sand and Gravel Quarry (Attack of the Cybermen, The Dominators, The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Twin Dilemma): 2.08 miles.
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Denham Manor (The Five Doctors, The Three Doctors): 2.15 miles.
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Denham Aerodrome (Fury from the Deep, The Invasion): 2.21 miles.
Further links about the location
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Related Stories
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Terror of the Autons [17 Sep 1970]: A new plastic flower promotion takes place
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