Astwood, Buckinghamshire

Astwood
Astwood
Astwood shown within Buckinghamshire
Population 365 (2011 Census including Hardmead)[1]
OS grid reference SP951473
Civil parish
  • Astwood
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWPORT PAGNELL
Postcode district MK16
Dialling code 01234
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

Astwood is a village and civil parish in the borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the border with Bedfordshire, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Newport Pagnell and 7 miles (11 km) west of Bedford.[2]

The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means "eastern wood".

The churchyard of the parish church of St Peter is considered by some as being one of the prettiest in the county.[3] Most of the older buildings in the village have thatched roofs making for a quaint rural setting.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, accessed 3 February 2013
  2. ↑ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived June 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. - Milton Keynes Council.
  3. ↑ 'Parishes : Astwood', A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 270-274. Victoria History of the Counties of England


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