Bow Brickhill
Bow Brickhill is located in Milton Keynes
Bow Brickhill
Bow Brickhill
Bow Brickhill is located in Buckinghamshire
Bow Brickhill
Bow Brickhill
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population562 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP9034
Civil parish
  • Bow Brickhill
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMilton Keynes
Postcode districtMK17
Dialling code01908
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
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52°00′04″N 0°40′59″W / 52.001°N 0.683°W / 52.001; -0.683

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Bow Brickhill is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.[2] It is bounded to the north, west and east by the Milton Keynes urban area, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Fenny Stratford, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Woburn Sands and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Central Milton Keynes.[a]

The village name is a combination of Brythonic and Old English words for 'hill' (Brythonic: breg, Anglo Saxon hyll). The prefix 'Bow' comes from an Anglo Saxon personal name, Bolla.[3] The various names of the village given in historic records were Brichelle (11th century); Brichull (12th century); Bolle Brichulle, Bellebrikhulle (13th century),[4][5] and Bolbryghyll (15th century, 1418).[6]

Church

The Church of England parish church of All Saints stands apart from the rest of the village, on the side of a steep hill. The church probably dates from the 12th century but heavy remodelling in the 15th century obliterated most of the earlier details. The church was extensively restored by Browne Willis in 1757.[4]

The hymn tune Bow Brickhill by Sydney Nicholson was composed in honour of All Saints' parish church, after Nicholson and his choristers from Westminster Abbey performed there in 1923.

Transport

Bow Brickhill railway station, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the village, is on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford.

Listed buildings and structures

The parish church is listed as Grade II*.[7] There are a further four buildings or structures listed as Grade II.[8]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ As the crow flies. Driving distances are 3.3, 1.7 and 7.8 miles respectively.

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bow Brickhill (E04012177)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Parishes in Milton Keynes". Milton Keynes Council. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Key to English place names: Bow Brickhill". Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b William Page, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Bow Brickhill". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 289–293.
  5. ^ "CP 40/541 (third entry: William Cheval, as defendant)". Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas. National Archives. 1396.
  6. ^ "CP 40/629 (5th entry, home of William Chevall, the first defendant, in a plea of debt)". Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas (in Latin). National Archives. 1418.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade II*) (1212249)". National Heritage List for England.
  8. ^ "Search Results for 'Bow Brickhill'". Historic England. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

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