Lathbury

For the abbot of Reading Abbey, see Adam of Lathbury.

Lathbury
Lathbury Manor
Lathbury is located in Milton Keynes
Lathbury
Lathbury
Lathbury is located in Buckinghamshire
Lathbury
Lathbury
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population156 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP876452
Civil parish
  • Lathbury
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWPORT PAGNELL
Postcode districtMK16
Dialling code01908
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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52°06′00″N 0°43′16″W / 52.0999°N 0.7211°W / 52.0999; -0.7211

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Lathbury is a village and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.[2] It is about 1 km north of Newport Pagnell, on the opposite side of the River Great Ouse, and about 8 km (5 miles) north-east of Central Milton Keynes. A meander of the River Great Ouse almost surrounds the village and parish, and the Ouse Valley Way passes through the parish.

History

The village name is an Old English language word, meaning 'fortification built with laths or beams'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was listed as Latesberie.[3]

On the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the advowson of Latbbury Abbey was given to the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford.[3] The manor of Lathbury, and Lathbury Park house, has descended through various families, including Lord Vaux, the Earl of Essex and the Andrews baronets.[3] The current Lathbury Park is a Grade II listed house dating from 1801, and incorporating elements from the earlier manor house.[4]

There was also once a 'free school' in a chapel in the churchyard, founded in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, leased to the schoolmaster by Christ Church.[3] The school was pulled down in 1698 and its materials used to repair the ancient rectory.[3]

The parish church, All Saints Church is a Grade I listed building, of 12th century origin.[5]

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lathbury (E04001259)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Contact your Parish, Town or Community Council". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e William Page, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Lathbury". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 372–379.
  4. ^ "Lathbury Park". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Church of All Saints A Grade I Listed Building in Lathbury, Milton Keynes". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

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