Lathbury
| Lathbury | |
|---|---|
 Lathbury Manor | |
  Lathbury  Lathbury Location withinBuckinghamshire | |
| Population | 156 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP876452 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT PAGNELL |
| Postcode district | MK16 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Lathburyis a village andcivil parishin theCity of Milton Keynes,Buckinghamshire,England.[2]It is about 1 km north ofNewport Pagnell,on the opposite side of the River Great Ouse, and about 8 km (5 miles) north-east ofCentral Milton Keynes.A meander of the River Great Ouse almost surrounds the village and parish, and theOuse Valley Waypasses through the parish.
History
[edit]The village name is anOld English languageword, meaning 'fortification built with laths or beams'. In theDomesday Bookof 1086 the village was listed asLatesberie.[3]
On theDissolution of the Monasteries,theadvowsonof Latbbury Abbey was given to the Dean and Chapter ofChrist Church, Oxford.[3]The manor of Lathbury, and Lathbury Park house, has descended through various families, includingLord Vaux,theEarl of Essexand theAndrews baronets.[3]The current Lathbury Park is a Grade II listed house dating from 1801, and incorporating elements from the earlier manor house.[4]
There was also once a 'free school' in a chapel in the churchyard, founded in the reign ofQueen Elizabeth I,leased to the schoolmaster by Christ Church.[3]The school was pulled down in 1698 and its materials used to repair the ancientrectory.[3]
Theparishchurch,All Saints Churchis a Grade I listed building, of 12th century origin.[5]
References
[edit]- ^UK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Lathbury (E04001259)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved18 November2019.
- ^"Contact your Parish, Town or Community Council".Milton Keynes Council.Retrieved10 October2020.
- ^abcdeWilliam Page, ed. (1927)."Parishes: Lathbury".A History of the County of Buckingham.Victoria History of the Counties of England.Vol. 4. London:Constable & Co. Ltd.pp. 372–379.
- ^"Lathbury Park".British Listed Buildings.Retrieved13 September2021.
- ^"Church of All Saints A Grade I Listed Building in Lathbury, Milton Keynes".British Listed Buildings.Retrieved13 September2021.
External links
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