Sherington
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Village in Buckinghamshire, England
This article is about the village in Buckinghamshire. For the village in Wiltshire, see Sherrington.
Human settlement in England
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Sherington is located in Buckinghamshire Sherington Sherington Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| Population | 954 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP888463 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT PAGNELL |
| Postcode district | MK16 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
52°06′29′′N 0°42′14′′W / 52.108°N 0.704°W / 52.108; -0.704 Map | |
Sherington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.[2] It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Newport Pagnell, and 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Central Milton Keynes, immediately to the west of the A509.
Toponymy
[edit ]The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Scira's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Serintone. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Laud. The local school has long had an excellent reputation for competing with private educational establishments.
Twin village
[edit ]The village is twinned with Sameon in France.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sherington (E04001272)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived 2009年06月08日 at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.
- ^ "Saméon". Sherington.org.uk. 1 February 2016.
External links
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