Haynes is a village and

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, England, about south of

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. It includes the small hamlet of Haynes Church End. It used to be known as Hawnes. North from Haynes is a hamlet named

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, then further up is Herrings Green, Cotton End and

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. There is a pub, "The Greyhound", a shop, a post office, a village hall and a Lower School. In 1730 the philosopher

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became

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of Wilshamstead (later adding the

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of Haynes).

Etymology

The name ''Haynes'' is first attested in the

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of 1086, as ''Hagenes''. This derives from an

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word *''hægen'' or *''hagen'' meaning 'enclosure', in its

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form.

Manor

Haynes or Hawnes Manor belonged to Sir Robert Newdigate, who died in 1613, and King James was a regular visitor.

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came in July 1605 and was entertained by a Scottish singing woman and Morris dancers. King James came to Haynes on 22 July 1615. The next day he heard that his brother-in-law

Christian IV Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years and 330 days is the longest in Scandinavian history. A member of the H ...

was in London at Denmark House, and he raced back riding through a hail storm. Haynes manor was acquired in about 1667 by Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet (c.1610-1680) of Jersey. The present mansion of Haynes Park was built c.1725 by his son

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark (; 22 April 16902 January 1763), commonly known by his earlier title Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1763 and worked closely with the ...

Education

The majority of this community is in the catchment zone for Robert Bloomfield Academy. The majority of this community is in the catchment area for

Samuel Whitbread Academy Samuel Whitbread Academy is an Upper School and Sixth Form with Academy status serving the rural communities around the small market town of Shefford in Central Bedfordshire. Its school campus includes a nursery school and facilities for adul ...

, which has upper secondary and sixth form. – Map is on p. 35/35.

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