Astwood is a village in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the border with Bedfordshire, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Newport Pagnell, 7 miles (11 km) west of Bedford and 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Central Milton Keynes.
| Astwood | |
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  Astwood Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| Population | 420 (2011 Census)[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 | |
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
editTogether with the neighbouring village of Hardmead, it forms the civil parish of Astwood and Hardmead.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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
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Media related to Astwood at Wikimedia Commons- Astwood in the Domesday Book
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