Warrington, Buckinghamshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.177°N -0.689°W
Population:32
Population Ref:(Mid-2010 pop est)[1]
Official Name:Warrington
Civil Parish:Warrington
Unitary England:Milton Keynes
Lieutenancy England:Buckinghamshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Milton Keynes North
Post Town:OLNEY
Postcode District:MK46
Postcode Area:MK
Dial Code:01234
Os Grid Reference:SP896540
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Warrington is a hamlet and civil parish[2] in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, near Olney and on either side of the A509. It formed part of the parish of Olney until 1866. At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Lavendon.

The hamlet name is an Old English language word that means 'Wærheard's estate'. It was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Wardintone.

The hamlet is confused occasionally with Warrington, the town in Cheshire. It is situated north-east of Central Milton Keynes and north-west of London.

It is the most northerly civil parish in the Milton Keynes UA, of Buckinghamshire and of the South East England Region.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population estimates in England and Wales, mid-2010. https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130307131454mp_/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about%2Dons/what%2Dwe%2Ddo/publication%2Dscheme/published%2Dad%2Dhoc%2Ddata/population/december%2D2012/mid%2D2010%2Dcivil%2Dparish%2Dsyoa%2Dpopulation%2Destimates%2Dfor%2Dengland%2Dand%2Dwales.xls. dead. 7 March 2013. Office for National Statistics. 4 February 2013.
  2. http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/parishes/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=17026 Parishes in Milton Keynes