Little Linford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Haversham-cum-Little Linford,[1] in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. Located near the M1 motorway, the village is about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Newport Pagnell and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Central Milton Keynes. The village is separated from its neighbour and namesake Great Linford (and the rest of the Milton Keynes urban area) by the floodplain of the River Great Ouse. In 1931 the parish had a population of 45.[2] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Haversham to form "Haversham cum Little Linford".[3]
| Little Linford | |
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  Little Linford  Little Linford Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP842443 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode district | MK19 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Little Linford was initially a hamlet in the manor and ecclesiastical parish of Linford. The parish church is dedicated to St Leonard.
The traditional parish name 'Linford' is an Old English language word that means 'ford where maple trees grow'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Linforde.[4] The prefix 'Little' was added to distinguish it from Great Linford.
Little Linford Wood
editLittle Linford Wood is owned by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Today it is one of the best habitats for dormice, which were transferred to Little Linford Wood from Kent when the Channel Tunnel rail link was being constructed.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Contact your parish or town council". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Population statistics Little Linford CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Little Linford CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ William Page, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Little Linford". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 392–395.
- ^ "Little Linford Wood". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links
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