This article is about the village in Buckinghamshire. For the village in Wiltshire, see Sherrington.
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| Population | 954 (2011 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Sherington |
| Unitary authority | Milton Keynes |
| Ceremonial county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT PAGNELL |
| Postcode district | MK16 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Milton Keynes North |
| List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire | |
Sherington is a village and civil parish in the Borough 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.
Toponymy[]
The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Scira's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Serintone. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Laud.
St Laud's church.
Twin village[]
The village is twinned with Sameon in France.[3]
References[]
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sherington (E04001272)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04001272
- ^ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.
- ^ "Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting & Domain Names from Heart Internet". http://www.sherington.org.uk/sameon.htm.
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