Simpson and Ashland

Simpson and Ashland
Simpson and Ashland
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Simpson and Ashland
Simpson and Ashland shown within Buckinghamshire
Population 1,142 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference SP881360
Civil parish
  • Simpson and Ashland
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district MK6
Dialling code 01908
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

Simpson and Ashland is a civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England.

The parish comprises the village of Simpson and the districts of Ashland and West Ashland.[2] At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was 1,142.[1]

Ashland

Ashland was best known for the original Milton Keynes Greyhound Stadium, a greyhound racing track. It had been running since the 1960s but was demolished in 2006 to make way for new housing developments. The track was to have been relocated to Elfield Park near the National Bowl but in 2013 this had not yet happened. Construction of homes in Ashland was scheduled to be complete by the end of 2015. Ashland has lakes, woodland, and a public art project completed in 2014 - the Ashland Water Serpent.

West Ashland

This small district, part of the Denbigh grid-square but severed from most of the grid-square by the A5 dual carriageway, is mostly undeveloped. As of October 2016, the only development there is the national headquarters and commissary for Domino's Pizza, UK.

References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Simpson and Ashland Parish (1170212030)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. Simpson and Ashland Parish Council website.
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