The Village Murder Casebook

Filming location · Oxfordshire

Warborough

Its broad green, cottages and Six Bells pub have portrayed several villages and supplied recurring community scenes.

The stone church of St Laurence in Warborough
St Laurence's Church in Warborough, beside the green and village streets used throughout the series.Photo: Motacilla · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

What it played on screen

From Warborough to Midsomer.

Market for MurderS5 E1 · 2002The Six Bells → The pub doubles as the village local in fictional Midsomer Market.Bad TidingsS7 E2 · 2004Exact filming spot not confirmedSins of CommissionS7 E4 · 2004The Six Bells → The pub becomes Midsomer St Michael's village local.Second SightS8 E5 · 2005The Six Bells → The pub appears as the local in Midsomer Mere.The House in the WoodsS9 E1 · 2005The Six Bells → The exterior appears as the village pub in fictional Midsomer Newton. · Village houses → Neighbouring houses represent Grace Woodhall's home and Gerry Moore's development.Left for DeadS11 E3 · 2008The Six Bells → The pub represents Dunstan's village local.The Great and the GoodS12 E7 · 2010The Six Bells → The pub appears as Ford Florey's local. · Village-green house → The house beside the pub represents Connie Bishop's home.The Sleeper Under the HillS14 E5 · 2011Village house → A private house represents Caradoc Singer's home. · Village building → The building is dressed as Midsomer Mow Police Station.The Sicilian DefenceS15 E5 · 2013Chestnut Cottage → The cottage appears as the Stannington family home.Breaking the ChainS18 E3 · 2016Warborough village centre → The establishing view introduces fictional Burwood Mantle. · The Six Bells → The pub becomes Burwood Mantle's village local.With Baited BreathS21 E4 · 2021The Six Bells → The pub becomes The Fisherman's Arms in fictional Solomon Gorge.

The programme may use one building or street rather than the whole settlement.

Beyond the camera

About the real place

Warborough sits north of Wallingford and is centred on an exceptionally broad village green edged by thatched cottages and older houses. The parish has medieval roots, and St Laurence's Church contains fabric from several periods as well as notable stained glass. The green still serves as a community and sporting space rather than a preserved set.

A short walk reveals the elements television crews value: the church, cricket ground, village hall, lanes and the Six Bells pub. Warborough is best treated as a quiet residential village, with a longer visit made worthwhile by linking it to nearby Shillingford, Dorchester-on-Thames or the Thames Path.

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Midsomer Murders locations day tour

A full-day coach trip from London. The operator’s published itinerary includes Wallingford, Warborough, Dorchester-on-Thames and Henley-on-Thames, with further village stops subject to the day’s route.

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  • Food and drink: The Six Bells is listed as a pub in Warborough; current food service is not confirmed here. (Site type checked 5 October 2026.)

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