Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire

Weston Underwood
Weston Underwood is located in Buckinghamshire
Weston Underwood
Weston Underwood
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population239 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP889513
District
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOLNEY
Postcode districtMK46
Dialling code01234
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
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52°09′11″N 0°42′00″W / 52.153°N 0.700°W / 52.153; -0.700

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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.

Notable residents

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

See also

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.

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