nˈoʊɾəbəl pˈæst ɹˈɛzᵻdənts hˈɪɹ ɪŋklˈuːd kˈɛnəθ ɔːlsˈɑːp, ˈælən bɹɐzˈɪl, ɹˈɑːn pˈɪkɚɹɪŋ, ɡɹˈeɪəm ɹˈɪtʃɚd dʒˈeɪmz, ðə pəlˈiːs ɹᵻfˈoːɹmɚ sˌɜːɹ ˈɑːɹθɚ jˈʌŋ, ˈeɪtʃ.dʒˈiː. wˈɛlz ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈæktɚ bˈæɹi tʃˈæpmən.
Notable past residents here include Kenneth Allsop, Alan Brazil, Ron Pickering, Graham Richard James, the police reformer Sir Arthur Young, H.G. Wells and American actor Barry Chapman.