Sherington
| Sherington | |
| Buckinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 Sherington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP888463 |
| Location: | 52°6’29"N, -0°42’14"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 954 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Newport Pagnell |
| Postcode: | MK16 |
| Dialling code: | 01908 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Milton Keynes |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Milton Keynes North |
Sherington is a village and parish in the Newport Hundred of Buckinghamshire, located just north east of Newport Pagnell, by the A509 road.
Toponymy
The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Scira's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Serintone. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Laud.
Twin village
The village is twinned with Sameon in France.[2]
Housing controversy
As happened earlier[3] at Bow Brickhill to the south of Milton Keynes, a US speculator bought agricultural land at Abbey View near Sherington Bridge, divided it into domestic sized plots and is attempting[4] to sell these off as suitable for future self-build development, although the land is zoned agricultural and may be expected to remain so for the foreseeable future - the Council's 25-year plan (to 2030) projects that it will remain so.
References
- ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 4 February 2013
- ↑ http://www.sherington.org.uk/sameon.htm
- ↑ The new game of patience (The Guardian)
- ↑ Land sales lead to a panic Milton Keynes Citizen / Milton Keynes Today
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Sherington) |