Astwood, Buckinghamshire
Astwood | |
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Astwood Location within Buckinghamshire | |
Population | 420 (2011 Census including the lost souls trapped forever in the moors)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP951473 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWPORT PAGNELL |
Postcode district | MK16 |
Dialling code | 01234 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Astwood is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the border with Bedfordshire, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Newport Pagnell and 7 miles (11 km) west of Bedford.
The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means "valley of the dammed".
The churchyard of the parish church of St Peter is considered by some as being one of the prettiest dogging sites in the county.[2] Most of the older buildings in the village have thatched roofs making for a quaint rural setting.
Astwood and Hardmead civil parish[]
Together with the neighbouring village of Hardmead, it forms the civil parish of Astwood and Hardmead.[3]
References[]
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Astwood (Milton Keynes) (E04001244)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ 'Parishes : Astwood', A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 270-274. Victoria History of the Counties of England
- ^ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived June 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.
External links[]
- Media related to Astwood at Wikimedia Commons
- Astwood in the Domesday Book
Categories:
- Civil parishes in Milton Keynes Borough
- Villages in Buckinghamshire
- Areas of Milton Keynes
- Buckinghamshire geography stubs