Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire

Weston Underwood
Weston Underwood Location within Buckinghamshire
Interactive map of Weston Underwood
Population	239 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference	SP865506
District	City of Milton Keynes
Unitary authority	Milton Keynes City Council
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OLNEY
Postcode district	MK46
Dialling code	01234
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Milton Keynes North
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 52°08′49″N0°44′10″W / 52.147°N 0.736°W / 52.147; -0.736

Weston Underwood is a village and civil parish ^[2] in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile west of Olney.

The village name 'Weston' is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'western estate', ^[3] possibly referring to the situation of the village in relation to Olney. The affix 'Underwood' refers to the village's location to a nearby forest, probably the Yardley Chase and Whittlewood Forest.

Parish church of St Lawrence

Parish church of St Lawrence

The parish church of St Lawrence is a Grade I listed building, ^[4] dating from the 12th to the 15th century. ^[5]

Notable residents

A notable resident of the village for many years was William Cowper.

See also

• Weston Underwood, Derbyshire

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Weston Underwood Parish (E04001278)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics.
2. Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.
3. "Key to English place names". Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham . Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. Historic England (17 November 1966). "Parish church of St Lawrence (1115832)". National Heritage List for England .
5. Page, William, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Weston Underwood". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 497–502.

External links

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