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Simpson and Ashland
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population1,142 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference SP881360
Civil parish
  • Simpson and Ashland
District
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district MK6
Dialling code 01908
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52°00′57″N0°43′03″W / 52.0157°N 0.7174°W / 52.0157; -0.7174

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Simpson and Ashland

Simpson and Ashland is a civil parish in the south of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England.

The parish comprises the village of Simpson and the districts of Ashland and West Ashland. [2] At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was 1,142. [1]

Ashland

At present a residential area, Ashland was formerly known as the site of the original Milton Keynes Greyhound Stadium, a greyhound racing track. It had been running since the 1960s but was demolished in 2006 to make way for new housing developments. The track was to have been relocated to Elfield Park near the National Bowl but as of January 2019 this had not yet happened.

Ashland has lakes, woodland, and a public art project completed in 2014 - the Ashland Water Serpent.

Simpson

Simpson was one of the villages of historic Buckinghamshire that was included in the "New City" in 1967. The village name is derived from Old English, and means 'Sigewine's farm or settlement'. [3] It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Siwinestone. [4]

West Ashland

This is a small district, part of the Denbigh grid-square but severed from most of the grid-square by the A5 dual carriageway. As of January 2019, the only operational development there is the national headquarters and commissary for Domino's Pizza, UK. The remainder of the district is taken up by development of the "blue light hub", a combined operational centre and base for emergency services in Milton Keynes, which opened on 1 July 2020. [5] Consequently, the fire stations at Bletchley and Great Holm have closed. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Simpson and Ashland Parish (1170212030)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. Simpson and Ashland Parish Council website.
  3. "Key to English place names: Simpson". Institute for Name-Studies, the University of Nottingham . Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. William Page, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Simpson". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 458–462.
  5. 1 2 "Great Holm and Bletchley Fire Stations close for the last time as Blue Light Hub opens in Milton Keynes". MKFM. 1 July 2020.