Emberton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, in Buckinghamshire, England.[2] The village is near the borders with Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, just to the south of Olney, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Newport Pagnell, and 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Central Milton Keynes.
| Emberton | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church | |
  Emberton Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| Population | 720 (2011 Census including Chicheley)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP885495 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OLNEY |
| Postcode district | MK46 |
| Dialling code | 01234 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
The parish of Emberton was formed from three villages that were annexed together for ecclesiastical purposes in 1650: Petsoe, Ekeney and Emberton. Today nothing remains of Ekeney and Petsoe only exists as a hamlet called Petsoe End.[3]
The village name is an Old English word and means Eanbeorht's Farm. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was called Ambretone;[4] in manorial records of 1227 it was Emberdestone, and by the fourteenth century it was Embirtone.[4]
In the twelfth century, the manor was owned by the Paynel (sic) family of Newport Pagnell.[4] The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.[5]
Although there are no shops in the village, there is a village pub called the Bell and Bear on the site of the old Bell Inn. The former Bear Inn was previously situated near Petsoe where the A509 now runs.[6]
Clock tower
editAt the heart of the village is a clock tower, which was restored in 1972[7] and then renovated with the help of a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This poem is engraved on a panel below the clock:
Time's on the wing, how swift he speeds his way,
Hastening to sink in one continuous day,
Pause passing traveller, "what thy destiny?"
When death unveils a vast eternity
Live then to Christ, in Christ eternal gain
No Christ, No Hope, but everlasting pain.
Nearby geographic features
editHollington Wood, a small patch of ancient woodland, lies about a mile south-east of Emberton.
The Milton Keynes Wind Farm is located 2 miles east of Emberton.
There is also an 18ha solar farm at Rectory Farm, Petsoe [8]
Notable people
editDan Wheldon (1978–2011), one of the biggest names in American motorsport, hailed from Emberton. Though relatively unknown in his native Britain, Wheldon became a star in the United States after winning both the IndyCar championship and the Indy 500 in 2005 and 2011. He was killed in a high-speed crash involving 15 cars in the 2011 IndyCar season finale held in Las Vegas.[9]
Emberton Country Park
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Emberton Country Park is a 200-acre (81 ha; 0.81 km2) Country park on the river Great Ouse. The original gravel works site where the modern park is located was transformed by Milton Keynes City Council in 1965 into a country park[10] and is the only one in the Milton Keynes UA to be designated as such, and one of five in Buckinghamshire.[a]
There are five lakes and a (touring) caravan park within the park area.
Notes
edit- ^ The others are Black Park, Langley Park and Denham Park.
References
edit- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Emberton (E04001253)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived June 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.
- ^ "Emberton Parish Council | Milton Keynes". www.embertonparishcouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ a b c William Page, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Emberton". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 338–343.
- ^ "All Saints' Church Emberton". www.embertonparishcouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "The Bell and Bear". bellandbear.net. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Emberton Clock Tower". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "SOLAR FARM". www.embertonparishcouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Henry, Alan (17 October 2011). "Dan Wheldon obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Emberton Country Park". Milton Keynes Council.
External links
edit- Emberton Country Park (Milton Keynes Council)
Media related to Emberton at Wikimedia Commons