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Bow Brickhill

Civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, England

Summary

Civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, England

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official_nameBow Brickhill
static_image_nameBow Brickhill Church.JPG
static_image_captionAll Saints’ Church, Bow Brickhill
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population562
population_ref(2011 Census)
civil_parishBow Brickhill
unitary_englandMilton Keynes City Council
shire_districtCity of Milton Keynes
lieutenancy_englandBuckinghamshire
regionSouth East England
countryEngland
constituency_westminsterMilton Keynes Central
post_townMilton Keynes
postcode_districtMK17
postcode_areaMK
dial_code01908
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| mapframe-zoom = 11 | mapframe-point = on Bow Brickhill is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is bounded to the north, west and east by the Milton Keynes urban area, approximately 2 mi east of Fenny Stratford, 1.5 mi west of Woburn Sands and 4 mi south-east of Central Milton Keynes.

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. The various names of the village given in historic records were Brichelle (11th century); Brichull (12th century); Bolle Brichulle, Bellebrikhulle (13th century), and Bolbryghyll (15th century, 1418).

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.

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

Rail

Bow Brickhill railway station, about 0.5 mi west of the village, is on the Marston Vale Line between and .

Bus

The village is served hourly (Mon-Sat) by the LOOP bus service operated by Arriva both clockwise via Bletchley and counter-clockwise via Woburn Sands towards CMK.

Listed buildings and structures

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

Notes

References

References

  1. "Bow Brickhill".
  2. (July 2024). "Constituency Map of Milton Keynes Central".
  3. "Parishes in Milton Keynes". Milton Keynes Council.
  4. "Key to English place names: Bow Brickhill". Institute for Name-Studies, [[University of Nottingham]].
  5. (1927). "A History of the County of Buckingham". [[Constable & Robinson.
  6. (1396). "CP 40/541 (third entry: William Cheval, as defendant)". National Archives.
  7. (1418). "CP 40/629 (5th entry, home of William Chevall, the first defendant, in a plea of debt)". National Archives.
  8. {{NHLE
  9. "Search Results for 'Bow Brickhill'". [[Historic England]].
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