Adstock
For the municipality in Quebec, seeAdstock, Quebec
| Adstock | |
|---|---|
 St. Cecilia's parish church | |
  Adstock Location withinBuckinghamshire | |
| Population | 363 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP7330 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Buckingham |
| Postcode district | MK18 |
| Dialling code | 01296 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Adstockis a village andcivil parishabout 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest ofWinslowand 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast ofBuckinghamin theAylesbury Valedistrict ofBuckinghamshire.The2001 Censusrecorded a parish population of 415 reducing to 363 at the 2011 Census.[1]
There are remains of a Roman road in the village.
In the divisions of England that took place between AD 613 and 1017,Buckinghamshirewas divided into eighthundreds.The manor of Adstock originally formed part of theVotesdune Hundred,then merged into theAshendon Hundredand was finally absorbed into theBuckingham Hundred.At that time it was surrounded by theBernwood,one of the most important Royal Forests. At the end of the 10th century, Adstock formed a portion of the Lands ofGodwine, Earl of Kentand his second wifeGytha Thorkelsdóttir.
After theNorman conquest of England,its name was recorded in theDomesday Bookof 1086 asEdestochewhich isOld Englishand meansEadda's Farm.NearbyAddingtonwas named after the same person.
In the mid to late 11th century the manor of Adstock was given byWilliam the Conquerorto his illegitimate sonWilliam Peverel,who was listed as its owner in 1086. This suggests that the manor was of some value, or that its previous owner was of some prominence inAnglo Saxonsociety.
The village received a charter to establish itself as a town briefly in 1665 so that a market could be held there. This was due to the majority of the people from the two local towns ofWinslowandBuckinghambeing infected withbubonic plague.The charter was removed, however, in 1685 and Adstock was reinstated as a village rather than a town.
The parish church, which dates from the 12th century, is dedicated toSt Cecilia.The roof is dated 1597, and the church underwent further major restoration during theVictorian era.There are two bells (the lightest of which dates back from about 1440) in the church and one Sanctus
Adstock had an outstation from theBletchley Parkcodebreaking establishment, where some of theBombesused to decode GermanEnigmamessages in World War Two were located.
References
[edit]- ^abNeighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census,Accessed 2 February 2013
External links
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Media related toAdstockat Wikimedia Commons- Adstockin theDomesday Book
