Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire

Weston Underwood
Buckinghamshire
Location
Grid reference:	SP889513
Location:	52°8’50"N, 0°44’19"W
Data
Population:	239  (2011)
Post town:	Olney
Postcode:	MK46
Dialling code:	01234
Local Government
Council:	Milton Keynes
Parliamentary constituency:	Milton Keynes North

Weston Underwood is a village and parish in the Newport Hundred of Buckinghamshire. It is located about a mile west of Olney.

The village name 'Weston' is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means 'western estate', referring to the situation of the village in relation to Olney. The affix 'Underwood' refers to the village's location to a nearby forest, possibly the Yardley Chase or Whittlewood.

Notable residents

A notable resident of the village for many years was William Cowper, the 18th-century poet.

References

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