Coordinates: 52°00′04″N 0°40′59″W / 52.001°N 0.683°W
| Bow Brickhill | |
  Bow Brickhill
Bow Brickhill shown within Buckinghamshire |
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| Population | 550 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | Milton Keynes |
| Ceremonial county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode district | MK17 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | North East Milton Keynes |
| List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire | |
Bow Brickhill is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.[2] It is just a short distance south east of Milton Keynes itself.
The village name is a combination of Brythonic and Anglo Saxon words for 'hill' (Brythonic: breg, Anglo Saxon hyll). The prefix 'Bow' comes from an Anglo Saxon personal name, Bolla. The various names of the village given in historic recoreds were Brichelle (xi cent.); Brichull (xii cent.); Bolle Brichulle, Bellebrikhulle (xiii cent.).[3]
The village church stands separate 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 oblitered most of the earlier details; the church was extensively restored by Browne Willis in 1757.[3] The church is dedicated to All Saints.
The hymn tune "Bow Brickhill" by Sydney Nicholson was composed in honour of the church here, after it played host to Nicholson and his choristers from Westminster Abbey in 1923.
Bow Brickhill railway station, which serves the village, is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the west on the Bletchley-Bedford Marston Vale line.
See also
References
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics 2001
- ^ Parishes in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Council.
- ^ a b 'Parishes : Bow Brickhill' - Victoria History of the Counties of England A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 289-293. Date accessed: 21 December 2009.
External links
- Hymn tune "Bow Brickhill" (requires Quicktime)
- (Civil) Parish web-site
- The Hogsty End Handbook local community magazine
- Housing types in Bow Brickhill on MKWEB
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