Simpson, Milton Keynes

Simpson is a village in Milton Keynes, England. It was one of the villages of historic Buckinghamshire that was included in the "New City" in 1967. It is located south of the centre, just north of Fenny Stratford.

"Simpson, Buckinghamshire" redirects here. For the surname, see Simpson (surname). For the cartoon, see The Simpsons.

Simpson
Simpson
Mapping © OpenStreetMap
Simpson
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population1,142 (parish: 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSP883362
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMILTON KEYNES
Postcode districtMK6
Dialling code01908
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

Simpson is now part of the civil parish of Simpson and Ashland, which also includes Ashland and West Ashland.[2]

History

The village name is derived from Old English, and means 'Sigewine's farm'. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Siwinestone.[3] It is the only parish of this name in the United Kingdom, (although there is a hamlet called Simpson in the parish of Nolton and Roche in Wales).

In the mid 19th century the village was described as "in appearance, one of the most wretched of many miserable villages in the county".[4] According to Sheahan, until about 1830 "during the wintertime, the main road [London–Northampton] was generally impassable, without wading through water three feet deep, for a distance of about 200 yards";[4] he goes on to state that "chiefly through the exertions of Mr. C. Warren, the road has been raised by 3 and a half feet". Charles Warren was the owner of Simpson House and was a substantial landowner and contractor. It would have been in his interest to alleviate flooding in the village, although there is no other documentary evidence that he was directly involved in the improvement works.

Simpson was an ancient parish, which included part of Fenny Stratford.[3] It became a civil parish in 1866, but in 1934 the civil parish was abolished and absorbed by Bletchley Urban District,[5] which itself was abolished in 1974 to become part of the Borough of Milton Keynes.

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Simpson and Ashland Parish (1170212030)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. Simpson and Ashland Parish Council website
  3. 'Parishes : Simpson' – Victoria History of the Counties of England, A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 458-462. Date accessed: 30 January 2012.
  4. James Joseph Sheahan (1862). History and Topography of Buckinghamshire: Comprising a General Survey of the County, Preceded by an Epitome of the Early History of Great Britain. Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. p. 604. ISBN 9780804833905.
  5. Vision of Britain: Simpson
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