Lathbury is a village and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.[2] It is about 1 km north of Newport Pagnell, on the opposite side of the River Great Ouse, and about 8 km (5 miles) north-east of Central Milton Keynes. A meander of the River Great Ouse almost surrounds the village and parish, and the Ouse Valley Way passes through the parish.
| Lathbury | |
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.jpg) Lathbury Manor | |
  Lathbury  Lathbury Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| Population | 156 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP876452 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| 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 | |
History
editThe village name is an Old English language word, meaning 'fortification built with laths or beams'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was listed as Latesberie.[3]
On the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the advowson of Latbbury Abbey was given to the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford.[3] The manor of Lathbury, and Lathbury Park house, has descended through various families, including Lord Vaux, the Earl of Essex and the Andrews baronets.[3] The current Lathbury Park is a Grade II listed house dating from 1801, and incorporating elements from the earlier manor house.[4]
There was also once a 'free school' in a chapel in the churchyard, founded in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, leased to the schoolmaster by Christ Church.[3] The school was pulled down in 1698 and its materials used to repair the ancient rectory.[3]
The parish church, All Saints Church is a Grade I listed building, of 12th century origin.[5]
References
edit- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lathbury (E04001259)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Contact your Parish, Town or Community Council". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e William Page, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Lathbury". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 372–379.
- ^ "Lathbury Park". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Church of All Saints A Grade I Listed Building in Lathbury, Milton Keynes". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
External links
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Media related to Lathbury at Wikimedia Commons