Sherington

Sherington
Sherington.
Sherington is located in Buckinghamshire
Sherington
Sherington
Location within Buckinghamshire
Interactive map of Sherington
Population954 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP888463
Civil parish
  • Sherington
District
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWPORT PAGNELL
Postcode districtMK16
Dialling code01908
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

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.

History

St Laud's church.

The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Farm or settlement connected with Scira'.[3] In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Serintone.[4]

The parish church dates from the mid-13th century and is a Grade I listed building,[5] dedicated to Saint Laud.

A bowl barrow (a prehistoric burial mound) at the eastern edge of the village is a scheduled monument.[6]

Twin village

The village is twinned with Sameon in France.[7]

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sherington (E04001272)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.
  3. ^ "Key to English place names". Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ^ Page, William, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Sherington". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 451–458.
  5. ^ Historic England (17 November 1966). "Church of St Laud (1212353)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Bowl Barrow At Junction Of Crofts End And Bedford Road. (1010190)". National Heritage List for England (SM).
  7. ^ "Saméon". Sherington.org.uk. 1 February 2016.