Astwood, Buckinghamshire

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
Astwood is located in Buckinghamshire
Astwood
Astwood
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population420 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP951473
Civil parish
  • Astwood and Hardmead
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWPORT PAGNELL
Postcode districtMK16
Dialling code01234
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
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52°06′58″N 0°36′38″W / 52.1161°N 0.6105°W / 52.1161; -0.6105

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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

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Together with the neighbouring village of Hardmead, it forms the civil parish of Astwood and Hardmead.[3]

References

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  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Astwood (Milton Keynes) (E04001244)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ 'Parishes : Astwood', A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 270-274. Victoria History of the Counties of England
  3. ^ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived June 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.
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