Fictional location file · 1 case
Monks Barton
Two couples vanish from cottages beside reputedly haunted woods, leaving blood, folklore and a body in a shallow grave.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Monks Barton
Monks Barton is principally known through one case, making this a compact story-location file rather than a claim to a complete village history. Its recorded case material places it in the Casebook's dark territory.
Editorial interpretation Where the programme has not established a resident, building or piece of geography, the Casebook leaves it unstated rather than turning inference into canon.
What the Casebook has on file
At a glance
This information is drawn from the connected episode records. It describes the fictional setting and does not claim a fixed real-world geography.
- Cases
- 1
- On-screen years
- 2008
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Ben Jones
- Casebook tone
- Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to Monks Barton
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
Institutions & village life
What is actually on file?
The episode record establishes the setting and premise, but does not support a separate pub, school, church, club or business entry in this index.
Curated story character
Themes associated with this setting
Four distinctive ingredients are shown here. Linked case files retain the complete theme record without overwhelming the village portrait.
Fan calculation · not canon
Village survival card
- Case-file danger
- ●○○○○
- Documented cases
- 1
- Most suspicious pastime
- Haunted woods
- Best precaution
- Decline the invitation politely
This playful score uses only the number of linked cases and breadth of recorded themes. It is not a population or canonical crime-rate statistic.
Fiction versus filming
Real places connected to these cases
These are broader verified filming areas attached to the episode files—not proof that one real village represents the whole fictional setting.
Cuddington
Cottages, halls, churchyard and village shop have supplied police bases, family homes and community events.
Open real location file →
Little Missenden
A recurring village double whose streets, church, manor and Red Lion helped establish the look of Badger's Drift and later communities.
Open real location file →