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Haversham
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Haversham
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population873 (2011 Census, parish) [1]
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Haversham

Haversham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Haversham-cum-Little Linford, [2] in the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated to the north of (and separated by the River Great Ouse from) the Milton Keynes urban area, near Wolverton and about 5 miles (8 km) north of Central Milton Keynes.

The village name is an Old English word that means 'Haefer's homestead'. In the Domesday Book of 1086, when it belonged to the Peverell family, it was listed as Havresham. [3] The ancient manor house in the village, which was fortified in 1304, was largely burnt down, but parts of it still remain in a farm house just outside the main village.

Haversham was once a village of farm-workers' dwellings. As of 2012, only Hill Farm, Grange Farm and Crossroads Farm remain as active working farms. The village has two distinct settlements separated by farmland. The older part of the village contains the manor house. It lies at elevations between 60 metres and 65 metres above mean sea level, just above the flood plain of the Ouse. [4] In the 1930s, 'New Haversham' was built nearer Wolverton, to house staff working at the Wolverton railway works nearby. New Haversham contains the primary school and is on ground at elevations between 65 metres and 75 metres, overlooking the Ouse Valley.

In the 1970s, ARC dug the river meadows near the site of the old village of Stanton Low for gravel extraction, leaving behind the large man made lakes that surround Haversham to the south today. These lakes are the home to the Hanson Centre and to the Haversham Sailing Club, one of the sailing clubs around Milton Keynes.

Just south of Haversham beside the road to Wolverton, is the Wolverton Railway Viaduct over the valley of the river Great Ouse, of a Stephenson's design,[ citation needed ] carrying the West Coast Main Line.

The village gave its name to HMS Haversham, a Ham class minesweeper.

Civil parish

Haversham is in the civil parish of Haversham-cum-Little Linford, [2] which also includes Little Linford. This merged parish was formed on 1 April 1934 following a County Review order when Little Linford parish was merged with Haversham. [5] In 1931 the parish of Haversham had a population of 164. [6] It formed part of the Newport Pagnell Rural District until 1974 when, as with the rest of NPRD, it became part of the (Buckinghamshire) District of Milton Keynes – subsequently renamed the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority.

Listed buildings and structures

The parish has one scheduled ancient monument, [7] one grade I listed building, [8] two grade II* [9] and nine grade II, including Wolverton Viaduct, an 1830s railway bridge. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Haversham-cum-Little Linford (E04012186)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Contact your Parish, Town or Community Council". Milton Keynes Council . Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ↑ William Page, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Haversham". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 366–372.
  4. ↑ "Environment Agency: flood map for planning: Haversham, Milton Keynes" . Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Relationships and changes Haversham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Population statistics Haversham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks 150m south-east of Haversham Manor (1011300)". National Heritage List for England .
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Parish church of St Mary (1212152)". National Heritage List for England .
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Leonard and St Andrew (1212140)". National Heritage List for England .;
    Historic England. "Haversham Grange (1212158)". National Heritage List for England .
  10. ↑ "Search Results for 'Haversham-cum-Little Linford'". Historic England. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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