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{{Short description|Village in Buckinghamshire, England}} | |||
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|country = England | |country = England | ||
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|population= 1,303 | |population= 1,303 | ||
|population_ref= (2011 Census including Warrington)<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04012187|title=Lavendon|accessdate= 18 November 2019}}</ref> | |population_ref= (2011 Census including Warrington)<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04012187|title=Lavendon|accessdate= 18 November 2019}}</ref> | ||
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|os_grid_reference= SP915535 | |os_grid_reference= SP915535 | ||
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'''Lavendon''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Unitary authorities in England|unitary authority area]] of the [[City of Milton Keynes]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England.<ref>[http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/parishes/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=17026 Parishes in Milton Keynes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608003948/http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/parishes/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=17026 |date=2009-06-08 }} - Milton Keynes Council.</ref> It is the northernmost [[village]] in the Milton Keynes UA and [[South East England]],{{efn|Nearby [[Warrington, Buckinghamshire|Warrington]] is more northerly but is formally a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]].}} near [[Olney, Buckinghamshire|Olney]], about {{convert|8|miles}} WNW of [[Bedford, Bedfordshire|Bedford]] and {{convert|9|mi}} NNE of [[Central Milton Keynes]]. | '''Lavendon''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Unitary authorities in England|unitary authority area]] of the [[City of Milton Keynes]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England.<ref>[http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/parishes/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=17026 Parishes in Milton Keynes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608003948/http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/parishes/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=17026 |date=2009-06-08 }} - Milton Keynes Council.</ref> It is the northernmost [[village]] in the Milton Keynes UA and [[South East England]],{{efn|Nearby [[Warrington, Buckinghamshire|Warrington]] is more northerly but is formally a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]].}} near [[Olney, Buckinghamshire|Olney]], about {{convert|8|miles}} WNW of [[Bedford, Bedfordshire|Bedford]] and {{convert|9|mi}} NNE of [[Central Milton Keynes]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The village name is derived from a personal name and a place-name element from the [[Old English language]] (''Lafan'' + ''denu''), and means 'Lafa's valley'. In the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 the village was recorded as ''Lavendene'' and ''Lawendene''.<ref>{{cite book |first=V. |last=Watts |title=The Cambridge Dictionary of Place-Names |publisher=Cambridge University Press |date=2004 |page=363}}</ref> | The village name is derived from a personal name and a place-name element from the [[Old English language]] (''Lafan'' + ''denu''), and means 'Lafa's valley'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Key to English place names |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Buckinghamshire/Sherington |publisher=Institute for Name-Studies, [[University of Nottingham]] |access-date=15 November 2025}}</ref> In the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 the village was recorded as ''Lavendene'' and ''Lawendene''.<ref>{{cite book |first=V. |last=Watts |title=The Cambridge Dictionary of Place-Names |publisher=Cambridge University Press |date=2004 |page=363}}</ref> | ||
At Castle Farm are the earthworks of a [[Lavendon Castle|motte-and-bailey castle]] created in the twelfth century by de Bidun family as the headquarters of their [[English feudal barony|barony]] of Lavendon.<ref>{{cite book |first=I. J. |last=Sanders |title=English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and Descent, 1086-1327 |publisher=Clarendon |location=Oxford |date=1960 |page=128}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=F. |last=Stenton |title=The First Century of English Feudalism, 1066-1166 |edition=2nd |publisher=Clarendon Press |location=Oxford |date=1961 |page=205n}}</ref> The castle was last recorded in 1232. | The village was once the location of a [[Lavendon Abbey]], a [[Premonstratensian]] abbey, founded between 1155 and 1158 by John de Bidun. The abbey was suppressed in the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] in 1536.<ref>{{cite book |first1=D. |last1=Knowles |first2=R. N. |last2=Hadcock |title=Medieval Religious Houses of England and Wales |edition=2nd |publisher=Longmans |location=London |date=1971 |pages=184, 190}}</ref> It stood at what is now Abbey Farm (formerly Lavendon Grange): this site is a [[scheduled monument]].<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Lavendon Abbey: the site of a Premonstratensian abbey, fishponds and field system at Lavendon Grange|num=1011309|type=SM}}</ref> At Castle Farm are the earthworks of a [[Lavendon Castle|motte-and-bailey castle]] created in the twelfth century by de Bidun family as the headquarters of their [[English feudal barony|barony]] of Lavendon.<ref>{{cite book |first=I. J. |last=Sanders |title=English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and Descent, 1086-1327 |publisher=Clarendon |location=Oxford |date=1960 |page=128}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=F. |last=Stenton |title=The First Century of English Feudalism, 1066-1166 |edition=2nd |publisher=Clarendon Press |location=Oxford |date=1961 |page=205n}}</ref> The castle was last recorded in 1232. It too is a scheduled monument.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Lavendon Castle: a motte and bailey and associated enclosures...|num=1009542|type=SM}}</ref> A third scheduled monument nearby, 'The Bury' (a [[ringwork]]), may be a precursor to the castle.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=The Bury: a ringwork and associated earthworks 100m north of Lavendon Church|num=1011295|type=SM}} (see Official List Entry) </ref> The site of Uphoe Manor is yet another scheduled monument.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Moated site and associated enclosure at Uphoe Manor Farm 700m east of Lavendon Church.|num=1011305|type=SM}}</ref> | ||
The [[Earl of Gainsborough]] was patron of the parish church.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Lavendon (St Mary) |encyclopedia=A Topographical Dictionary of England |editor-first=Samuel |editor-last=Lewis |location=London |date=1848 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp33-37#h3-0015 |via=British History Online}}</ref> | The [[Earl of Gainsborough]] was patron of the parish church.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Lavendon (St Mary) |encyclopedia=A Topographical Dictionary of England |editor-first=Samuel |editor-last=Lewis |location=London |date=1848 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp33-37#h3-0015 |via=British History Online}}</ref> | ||
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==Modern Lavendon== | ==Modern Lavendon== | ||
The [[parish]] | [[File:Lavendon Church - geograph.org.uk - 825.jpg |thumb|left|St Michael's Church]] | ||
The [[parish church]] is dedicated to [[Michael the Archangel|St Michael]]: it dates from the 12th century and is a [[Grade I listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE| num= 1212619 | desc= Church of St.Michael | date= 17 November 1966 | accessdate= 15 November 2025}}</ref> There is also a Baptist Church that meets at the Union Chapel in the centre of the village. | |||
The village has a combined school for children from reception (4 years) through to year 6 (11 years). It also has a village store and Post Office, an independent garage, village hall and two public houses, the Green Man and The Horseshoe. There is also a pre-school and a nursery. | The village has a combined school for children from reception (4 years) through to year 6 (11 years). It also has a village store and Post Office, an independent garage, village hall and two public houses, the Green Man and The Horseshoe. There is also a pre-school and a nursery. | ||
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The Lavendon Narrow Gauge Railway is situated in the village and it open to the public a few Sundays a year. | The Lavendon Narrow Gauge Railway is situated in the village and it open to the public a few Sundays a year. | ||
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==Note and references== | ==Note and references== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:38, 28 November 2025
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Nearby places are Warrington, and Cold Brayfield in the Milton Keynes UA, and Harrold and Carlton over the border in Bedfordshire.
History
The village name is derived from a personal name and a place-name element from the Old English language (Lafan + denu), and means 'Lafa's valley'.[2] In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Lavendene and Lawendene.[3]
The village was once the location of a Lavendon Abbey, a Premonstratensian abbey, founded between 1155 and 1158 by John de Bidun. The abbey was suppressed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536.[4] It stood at what is now Abbey Farm (formerly Lavendon Grange): this site is a scheduled monument.[5] At Castle Farm are the earthworks of a motte-and-bailey castle created in the twelfth century by de Bidun family as the headquarters of their barony of Lavendon.[6][7] The castle was last recorded in 1232. It too is a scheduled monument.[8] A third scheduled monument nearby, 'The Bury' (a ringwork), may be a precursor to the castle.[9] The site of Uphoe Manor is yet another scheduled monument.[10]
The Earl of Gainsborough was patron of the parish church.[11]
The village is on the route of the 1936 Jarrow March, there is a small plaque on the churchyard wall to commemorate this.
Modern Lavendon
The parish church is dedicated to St Michael: it dates from the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building.[12] There is also a Baptist Church that meets at the Union Chapel in the centre of the village.
The village has a combined school for children from reception (4 years) through to year 6 (11 years). It also has a village store and Post Office, an independent garage, village hall and two public houses, the Green Man and The Horseshoe. There is also a pre-school and a nursery.
The company Tusting has a small factory on Olney Road producing a wide range of luxury leather goods which are exported worldwide.
The Lavendon Narrow Gauge Railway is situated in the village and it open to the public a few Sundays a year.
Note and references
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