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Encyclopedia > North Crawley

North Crawley is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the border with Bedfordshire, about three and a half miles east of Newport Pagnell. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The Borough of Milton Keynes is a unitary authority and borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England Region. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Bedfordshire is a county in England and forms part of the East of England region. ... Map sources for Newport Pagnell at grid reference SP873437 Newport Pagnell is a town in the traditional county of Buckinghamshire, England. ...


The village name 'Crawley' is an Old English language word, and means 'clearing frequented by crows'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was referred to as Crauelai. In manorial records in 1197 the area was split into Great Crawley and Little Crawley. The prefix 'North' was substituted later to distinguish the village of Great Crawley from the town of Crawley in West Sussex; the hamlet of Little Crawley still exists under that name. Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... Generic plan of a mediaeval manor; open-field strip farming, some enclosures, triennial crop rotation, demesne and manse, common woodland, pasturage and meadow Manorialism or Seigneurialism is the organization of rural economy and society in medieval western and parts of central Europe, characterised by the vesting of legal and economic... Events Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as king of Jerusalem. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Crawley is a town and local government district in West Sussex, England. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ...


Anciently North Crawley was the location of a monastery dedicated to Saint Firmin. The monastery was recorded in the Domesday Book, though had fallen into such decay by the Dissolution of the Monasteries that little notice was taken of it, and it fell into ruin shortly afterwards. Monastery of St. ... Saint Fermin is one of many locally venerated Catholic saints. ... The Dissolution of the Monasteries, referred to by Roman Catholic writers as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process during the English Reformation by which King Henry VIII confiscated the property of the monastic institutions in England between 1538 and 1541. ...


The village has many different societies. They range form the Women's Institute to the Historical Society. There is also North Crawley Cricket Club and North Crawley Bowls Club. The Womens Institute (WI) is a membership organisation for women in England and Wales. ... This is a partial List of Historical Societies from around the world. ...


There are two public houses in North Crawley. One named The Cock, the other named The Chequers. There also used to be a third pub named The Castle in North Crawley. All of these are mentioned in the song wrote about North Crawley named Hasten The Day by Jim Lancaster whilst he was in Burma. The article is about the German novel by Franz Kafka. ...



Civil parishes in the borough of Milton Keynes

Astwood | Bletchley and Fenny Stratford | Bow Brickhill | Bradwell | Bradwell Abbey | Broughton | Calverton | Campbell Park | Castlethorpe | Central Milton Keynes | Chicheley | Clifton Reynes | Cold Brayfield | Emberton | Gayhurst | Great Linford | Hanslope | Hardmead | Haversham cum Little Linford | Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow | Lathbury | Lavendon | Little Brickhill | Loughton | Milton Keynes (Middleton) | Moulsoe | New Bradwell | Newport Pagnell | Newton Blossomville | North Crawley | Olney | Ravenstone | Shenley Brook End | Shenley Church End | Sherington | Simpson | Stantonbury | Stoke Goldington | Stony Stratford | Tyringham and Filgrave | Walton | Warrington | Wavendon | West Bletchley | Weston Underwood | Woburn Sands | Wolverton and Greenleys | Woughton A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The Borough of Milton Keynes is a unitary authority and borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England Region. ... Astwood is a village in the County of Milton Keynes in England, on the border with Northamptonshire. ... Bletchley and Fenny Stratford is a civil parish with a town council, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. ... The church at Bow Brickhill, hidden in the trees from every approach until you enter the churchyard. ... Bradwell is a historic village (map) that is now integrated into Milton Keynes, but its existence remains evident in the older houses. ... Bradwell Abbey was once the location[1] of a Benedictine priory, founded in 1155, called Bradwell Abbey, in Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England. ... Broughton is a village in the county of Milton Keynes, England. ... Calverton is a civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England and just outside Milton Keynes itself. ... Campbell Park could be Campbell Falls State Park Reserve, in the United States Campbell Park, Milton Keynes, in England This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Castlethorpe is a village in the old county of Buckinghamshire, England, about 3 miles north of Stony Stratford and 4 miles west of Newport Pagnell. ... Central Milton Keynes is the central area of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Chicheley is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes, England, though prior to the administrative boundary change in 1995 it was in Buckinghamshire. ... Clifton Reynes is a village in the County of Milton Keynes, England, though prior to the administrative boundary change in 1995 it was in Buckinghamshire. ... Cold Brayfield is a village in the County of Milton Keynes, England, though before the administrative boundary change in 1995 it was in Buckinghamshire. ... Emberton is a village in north Buckinghamshire. ... Gayhurst is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England, though prior to administrative changes in 1995 it was in Buckinghamshire. ... Great Linford is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England. ... Hanslope is a village in the north of the old county of Buckinghamshire, England, though now it is in the County of Milton Keynes. ... Hardmead is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England. ... Haversham is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England. ... Little Linford is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England. ... Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow is a civil parish in Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England England. ... Lathbury is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes, England. ... Lavendon is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England. ... Little Brickhill is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England. ... Loughton is one of the many villages in Buckinghamshire that became swallowed up by the urban sprawl of Milton Keynes in the 1960s. ... Middleton is the current name of the village around which the new town of Milton Keynes was developed. ... Moulsoe is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England. ... New Bradwell is (mainly) a Victorian new town that is now part of Milton Keynes new city, on its northern edge. ... Map sources for Newport Pagnell at grid reference SP873437 Newport Pagnell is a town in the traditional county of Buckinghamshire, England. ... Newton Blossomville is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England. ... Olney is a small town near Milton Keynes, England with a population of around 6,000 people. ... Ravenstone is a village in the Unitary Authority of Milton Keynes, England. ... Shenley (which consists of the villages/areas named Shenley Wood, Shenley Lodge, Shenley Brook End, and Shenley Church End) is one of the parts of Buckinghamshire that went into the urban sprawl of Milton Keynes in the 1960s. ... Shenley Church End is a village, district and civil parish in Milton Keynes England. ... Sherington is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England. ... Simpson is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes. ... Stantonbury is an area of Milton Keynes, England. ... Stoke Goldington is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Tyringham is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England. ... Walton is a village in the County of Milton Keynes, England. ... Warrington is a hamlet in the parish of Olney, in the County of Milton Keynes, England. ... Wavendon is an area of Milton Keynes, in the County of Milton Keynes, England. ... West Bletchley is a civil parish in the borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, covering the western part of Bletchley, including Far Bletchley. ... Weston Underwood is a village in the County of Milton Keynes, England. ... Woburn Sands is a settlement in the Borough of Milton Keynes, England. ... Wolverton and Greenleys is a civil parish with a Town Council in the borough of Milton Keynes, England. ... Woughton is a civil parish in south central Milton Keynes, England. ...


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Roll of Honour - Buckinghamshire - North Crawley (906 words)
Son of Stephen and Emma Ementon; of North Crawley; husband of Lily E. Hedge (formerly Ementon), of North Crawley.
Born Wolston, Buckinghamshire, enlisted Bedford, resident North Crawley.
Born North Crawley, enlisted Bletchley, resident Newport Pagnell.
North Crawley (1112 words)
War memorials in North Crawley have been transcribed by Peter Quick, and published in a booklet entitled "War Memorials and War Graves: Newport Hundred, Bucks, Volume 1", available from the Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society.
In the earliest government census of 1801, there were 617 inhabitants in 129 families living in 75 houses recorded in North Crawley.
This parish has been inclosed by an act of parliament, passed in 1772, when an allotment of land was assigned to the rector, in lieu of tithes.
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