Fictional location file · 1 case
Upper Marshwood
Upper Marshwood is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Chesham, Cuddington, Thame, Wallingford.
The fictional village of Upper Marshwood appears in 1 Midsomer Murders case, in Death of a Stranger. Its screen identity sits among dark stories. Explore the linked episodes below to follow the village through the series.
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Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Upper Marshwood
Upper Marshwood is shaped by one linked case. Its stories lean toward dark.
Editorial interpretation The village is fictional; real places linked to its stories are listed below when known.
What the Casebook has on file
At a glance
The details below describe the village as it appears in the programme; Midsomer is a fictional county.
- Cases
- 1
- On-screen years
- 1999
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Gavin Troy
- Casebook tone
- Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to Upper Marshwood
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
No separate pub, school, church, club or business is named in the linked case information.
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
- Fox hunt
- 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.
Chesham
The old town, church, market square and shops have doubled for Causton and several fictional villages.
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Cuddington
Cottages, halls, churchyard and village shop have supplied police bases, family homes and community events.
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Thame
A versatile Causton and village backdrop whose town hall, museum, shops and surrounding estates take many identities.
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Wallingford
One of the principal doubles for Causton, with its Corn Exchange, riverside and civic streets appearing repeatedly.
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