Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire
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52°09′11″N 0°42′00″W / 52.153°N 0.700°W / 52.153; -0.700
Weston Underwood is a village and civil parish[2] in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile west of Olney.
The village name 'Weston' is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'western estate',[3] possibly referring to the situation of the village in relation to Olney. The affix 'Underwood' refers to the village's location to a nearby forest, probably the Yardley Chase and Whittlewood Forest.
Notable residents
A notable resident of the village for many years was William Cowper.
See also
References
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Weston Underwood Parish (E04001278)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics.
- ^ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.
- ^ "Key to English place names". Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire at Wikimedia Commons
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