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Winslow Rural District
Winslow Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1974, covering an area in the north of the county. Origins The district had its origins in the Winslow Poor Law Union, which had been created in 1835, covering Winslow itself and several surrounding parishes. In 1872 sanitary districts were established, giving public health and local government responsibilities for rural areas to the existing boards of guardians of poor law unions. As there were no urban authorities within the Winslow Poor Law Union, the Winslow Rural Sanitary District covered the same area as the poor law union. The poor law union and rural sanitary district were administered from Winslow Union Workhouse, which had been built in 1835 at 1 Buckingham Road in Winslow. Under the Local Government Act 1894, rural sanitary districts became rural districts from 28 December 1894. The Winslow Rural District Council held its first meeting on 28 December 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rural District
A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ..., and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Administrative county, administrative counties.__TOC__ England and Wales In England and Wales rural districts were created in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) along with Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban districts. They replaced the earlier system of sanitary districts (themselves based on poor law unions, but not replacing them). Each rural district had an elected rural district council (RDC), which inherited the functions of the earlier sanitary di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Little Horwood
Little Horwood is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authorities in England, unitary authority area. The village is about four miles east-south-east of Buckingham and two miles north-east of Winslow, Buckinghamshire, Winslow. Heritage The village Toponymy, toponym Horwood derives from the Old English for "dirty or muddy wood". The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' of 792 records the village as ''Horwudu''. The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas has a English Gothic architecture#Perpendicular Gothic, Perpendicular Gothic belltower built of large blocks of ashlar. The remainder of the church externally dates from the restoration of 1889 by James Piers St Aubyn. whose works as an architect is not always viewed kindly today. His Victorian era, Victorian Gothic Revival architecture, Gothicisation of many churches and houses has been decried in terms ranging from vandalism to ruthless. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
History Of Milton Keynes
This history of Milton Keynes details its development from the earliest human settlements, through the plans for a 'new city' for 250,000 people in northern Southeast England, its subsequent urban design and development, to the present day. Milton Keynes, founded in 1967, is the largest settlement and only city in Buckinghamshire. At the 2021 census, the population of its urban area was estimated to have exceeded 256,000. Before its 1967 designation as the site for a new town, the area to be developed was largely farmland and undeveloped villages. Before construction began, every area was subject to detailed archaeological investigation: doing so has exposed a rich history of human settlement since Neolithic times and has provided a unique insight into the history and archaeology of a large sample of the landscape of north Buckinghamshire. Pre-history and early human settlement Long before England existed, this area was at the bottom of a primeval sea. The most notable of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Government of 1970–74. The act took the total number of councils in England from 1,245 to 412 (excluding parish councils), and in Wales to 45. Its pattern of two-tier metropolitan and non-metropolitan county and district councils remains in use today in large parts of England, although the metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986, and both county and district councils have been replaced with unitary authorities in many areas since the 1990s. In Wales, too, the Act established a similar pattern of counties and districts, but these have since been entirely replaced with a system of unitary authorities. Elections were held to the new authorities in 1973, and they acted as "shadow authorities" until the handover date. Elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Winslow Police Office (and Town Council Offices) - Geograph
Winslow may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England, a market town and civil parish * Winslow Rural District, Buckinghamshire, a rural district from 1894 to 1974 United States and Canada * Rural Municipality of Winslow No. 319, Saskatchewan, Canada * Winslow, Arizona, a city * Winslow, Arkansas, a city * Winslow, Illinois, a village * Winslow, Indiana, a town * Winslow, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Winslow, Maine, a New England town * Winslow, Nebraska, a village * Winslow, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Winslow, Bainbridge Island, Washington, the downtown area of the city of Bainbridge Island * Winslow, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Winslow Township (other) Elsewhere * Winslow Reef, Cook Islands * Winslow Reef, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati * Winslow, Victoria, Australia * Winslow (crater), impact crater on Mars * 8270 Winslow, an asteroid People and fictional characters * Winslow (surname) * Winslow (giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Winslow, Buckinghamshire
Winslow is a market town and civil parish in north Buckinghamshire, England, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authority area. It has a population of just over 4,400. It is located approximately south-east of Buckingham, and south-west of Bletchley (Milton Keynes). History Winslow was first recorded in a royal charter of 792–793 in which it was granted by Offa of Mercia to St Albans Abbey as ''Wineshauue'', which means 'Wine's Burial Mound'. Compare , 'low hill, mound'. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as ''Weneslai''. A late Celtic copper torc has been found here, and also a silver drinking-cup of late Roman design. The 1841 census reveals the population that year was 1,333. Notable buildings Winslow Hall sits on the main road leading into the town from Aylesbury. It was built possibly from the designs of Sir Christopher Wren by William Lowndes, secretary to the Treasury. His name and the date 1700 can be seen on the frieze over the door. The Anglican par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Whaddon, Buckinghamshire
Whaddon is a village and also a civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authority area. It is situated just outside of Bletchley, a constituent town of Milton Keynes. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'hill where wheat is grown'. The village is referred to several times in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', generally in the form of ''Hwætædun''. The village is at the centre of the ancient Whaddon Chase, the site for many centuries of royal hunting lands. Whaddon Chase is designated an area of 'Special Landscape Interest'. The Church of St Mary is a grade I listed building. Whaddon Church of England School is a mixed Church of England primary school. It is a voluntary controlled school, which takes children from the age of four through to the age of eleven. The school has approximately 50 pupils. Richard Cox ( 1500–1581), an English clergyman, who was Dean of Westminster and Bishop of Ely, was born at Whaddon. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tattenhoe
Tattenhoe and Tattenhoe Park are adjacent neighbourhoods of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, in the ancient ecclesiastic parish of Tattenhoe. They are located at the south-western edge of the city, next to Whaddon in Aylesbury Vale, not far from the ruins of Snelshall Priory. History The name is an Old English language word meaning "Tatta's hill-spur". The village was first recorded (in the 12th century) as 'Thateo'; the village has also been known as ''Tattenho'', ''Totenho'' (13th century); ''Tottynho'' (16th-17th century); ''Tattenhall'' (18th-19th century) The village was abandoned in the 16th century and had its own moated manor house and church (1540, perhaps 12th century). By the time redevelopment began, it consisted of just three farms and St. Giles's Church, but was recognised as a village (rather than a hamlet) because it had its own ecclesiastical parish. Sports facilities The districts have the Tattenhoe Sports Pavilion. The pavilion has legacy and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Swanbourne
Swanbourne is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Winslow and three miles (4.8 km) west of Stewkley. History The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin and may mean "swan stream". It was recorded as ''Suanaburna'' in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' in 792. A grant of land was made to Woburn Abbey in 1201."Parishes : Swanbourne" , A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3 (1927), pp. 427–432. The first vicar of the parish arrived in 1218 and the parish church was dedicated in 1230. The abbey was dissolved in 1538 and its lands were later so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stewkley
Stewkley is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about east of Winslow and about west of Leighton Buzzard. The civil parish includes the hamlets of North End and Stewkley Dean. The toponym Stewkley is derived from the Old English for ''woodland clearing with tree stumps.'' The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as ''Stiuclai''. History The principal manor in Stewkley was once held by the son of Geoffrey Chaucer, who was an occasional visitor to the village. The Church of England parish church of St Michael and All Angels is one of the least-altered of England's 6,000 Norman churches. There is a Methodist chapel in High Street South. St Michael's Church of England Combined School teaches children aged 4–11. Stewkley has one of, if not, the longest village high streets in Britain at 2 miles long, a title also claimed by Combe Martin in Devon, whose 1.5 mile (previously thought to be 2 miles) long high street is not as continuously populate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shenley Brook End
Shenley Brook End is a village, district and wider civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, located about north-west of Bletchley, and south-west of Central Milton Keynes. Together with its neighbouring districts of Shenley Church End, Shenley Wood and Shenley Lodge, the districts are collectively known as "The Shenleys". Today, the historic village is the core of the new district that bears its name. The district is bounded by V2 Tattenhoe Street, V3 Fulmer Street, H6 Childs Way and H7 Chaffron Way. The mathematician and logician Alan Turing was billeted here during his time at Bletchley Park. History The village name 'Shenley' is an Old English language word meaning 'bright clearing'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the area was collectively known as ''Senelai''. The distinction between the Brook End and the Church End happened in the 12th century when a new manor house was constructed in Shenley Brook End by the Mansell family. However, by 1426 the two m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
North Marston
North Marston is a village and also a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Buckinghamshire (district), Buckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about three miles south of Winslow, Buckinghamshire, Winslow, and four miles north of Waddesdon. The village name 'Marston' is a common one in England, and is Old English language, Anglo-Saxon for 'farm by a marsh'. This refers to the common state of the land in the Aylesbury Vale, where the water table is quite high. The prefix 'North' was added later to distinguish the village from nearby Fleet Marston. The population of the village is approximately 700 and there are about 280 houses. The facilities in North Marston include: *a village hall, which was built as a war memorial after the First World War *a pub called The Pilgrim (formerly, The Bell) that reopened on 1 May 2010 *a recreation ground and sports field (that is shared with Granborough) A recent project within t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
