Tattenhoe
Tattenhoe is an ancient parish in the Cottesloe Hundred of Buckinghamshire that forms a neighbourhood of Milton Keynes. It is 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".[1] 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)[2]
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 district has the Tattenhoe Sports Pavilion. The pavilion has legacy and astroturf playing fields, a meeting room and free parking on site.
Howe Park Wood
The district contains Howe Park Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest of about 60 acres.[3] It is one of England's few remaining primeval woodlands (though certainly coppiced) and home to a wide variety of wildlife, notably Odonata.
Outside links
- Location map: 51°59’50"N, 0°47’24"W
References
- ↑ "Key to English place names". Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Buckinghamshire/Tattenhoe.
- ↑ William Page, ed (1927). "Parishes : Tattenhoe". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd.. p. 294. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/bucks/vol2/p294.
- ↑ "Sites of Special Scientific Interest (England)". Natural England. https://naturalengland-defra.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/f10cbb4425154bfda349ccf493487a80_0/explore?location=52.004849%2C-0.780346%2C13.97. "OBJECTID 2194; SSSI_NAME Howe Park Wood; SSSI_AREA 24.190423052926068"
