Newton Longville is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authority area. The village is about 2 miles (3 km) south-west of Bletchley in Milton Keynes.

Newton Longville
St Faith's parish church
Newton Longville is located in Buckinghamshire
Newton Longville
Newton Longville
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population1,846 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP8431
Civil parish
  • Newton Longville
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMilton Keynes
Postcode districtMK17
Dialling code01908
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteNewton Longville Community Association
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire
51°58′30″N 0°46′16″W / 51.975°N 0.771°W / 51.975; -0.771

History

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The toponym "Newton" is derived from the Old English for "new farm". It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Nevtone. The affix "Longville" was added in the 13th century after the Cluniac priory of Longueville, Calvados, in Normandy, France, that held the manor of Newton at that time, and to distinguish this village from other places called Newton, particularly nearby Newton Blossomville. In 1441, when its previous holder died without an heir, the Crown bestowed the manor on the Warden and fellows of New College, Oxford.[2]

Parts of the Church of England parish church of Saint Faith are late 12th century, but the exterior is largely Perpendicular Gothic.

Newton Longville has a number of cruck-framed thatched houses dating from the mid to late 15th century, with good examples at Moor End.[citation needed]

Newton Longville is twinned with Longueville-sur-Scie in Normandy, France.[3]

The main industry in the village between 1847 and 1991 was brick making. The village had a large brick factory, originally belonging to the Read family, becoming the Bletchley Brick company in 1923, and then taken over by the London Brick Company (LBC) in 1929. The works made Fletton bricks and distributed them all over the country. It was closed in November 1991 after Hanson Trust bought the London Brick Company.

Amenities

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Newton Longville Church of England Combined School is a mixed, voluntary controlled primary school, that takes children between the ages of four and eleven. It has slightly over 200 pupils.

Salden Chase

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In 2009 Buckinghamshire County Council proposed a new settlement called "Salden Chase" outside Newton Longville, however due to an extended planning process work has not commenced on the development.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Area: Newton Longville (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ^ Page 1927, pp. 425–429.
  3. ^ Newton Longville Twinning Association Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

Sources and further reading

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