Coordinates: 52°07′48″N 0°46′37″W / 52.130°N 0.777°W
| Stoke Goldington | |
  Stoke Goldington
Stoke Goldington shown within Buckinghamshire |
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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 | NEWPORT PAGNELL |
| Postcode district | MK16 |
| 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 | |
Stoke Goldington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England.[1] It is located about four miles NNW of Newport Pagnell, on the B526, the old road to Northampton.
The village name 'Stoke' derives from an Old English language word 'stoc', which means 'place' (Wiki). It came to be used in the context of either a religious or a secondary settlement, and is one of the most common place names in England (see Stoke (disambiguation)). In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Stoche. The affix 'Goldington' came later and refers to "Peter of Goldington" (from Goldington in Bedfordshire) who was the principal tenant in the village in the medieval period.
For many years a weekend steam rally has been held there, in early May.
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See also
External links
- 'Parishes : Stoke Goldington', Victoria History of the Counties of England - A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 466-470.
References
- ^ Parishes in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Council.
External links
- Stoke Goldington Association web site History, census data, old photographs and more.
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