Lillingstone Lovell
| Lillingstone Lovell | |
| Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of the Assumption | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP7140 |
| Location: | 52°3’29"N, 0°57’40"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 129 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Buckingham |
| Postcode: | MK19 |
| Dialling code: | 01280 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Buckinghamshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Buckingham |
Lillingstone Lovell is a village and parish forming a detached part of Oxfordshire, locally situate in Buckinghamshire, about four miles north of Buckingham. The parish adjoins the Northamptonshire boundary and is about five miles south of Towcester in that county. Lillingstone Lovell is about eight miles west of Milton Keynes.
The toponym "Lillingstone" is derived from the Old English for "Lytel's boundary stone",[2] referring to the proximity of both Lillingstone Lovell and Lillingstone Dayrell to the Northamptonshire boundary. At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 both settlements were recorded jointly as Lillingestan though already at that time there were two manors owned respectively by the Dayrell and Lovell families. During the 13th century Lillingstone Lovell was known as Lillingstone Magna distinguishing it from its neighbour sometimes recorded as Lillingstone Parva. This is believed to refer more to administrative ascendancy rather than territorial size.
The adoption of the "Lovell" name came later probably in reference to the lordship of the manor by the Lovell family line which died out in the early 14th century. Unlike its neighbour, Lillingstone Lovell, as a detached portion of Oxfordshire, came under the control of the royal manor of Kirtlington, valued for its woodland and hunting being part of the ancient Whittlewood Forest.
The Church of England parish church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is believed to date from the 13th century but was rebuilt in the 14th century. By the middle part of the 18th century it had fallen into disrepair and was repaired and refurbished around 1777 retaining the original mediæval tower.
References
- ↑ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125603&c=Lillingstone+Lovell&d=16&e=62&g=6403924&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359913910379&enc=1. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ Genuki Project - Lillingstone Dayrell
Further reading
- Page, William (ed.) (1927). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. pp. 191–197.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1973) [1960]. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 187–188. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.
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