Hardmead
| Hardmead | |
|---|---|
 Hardmead Rectory | |
  Hardmead Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP935476 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT PAGNELL |
| Postcode district | MK16 |
| Dialling code | 01234 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Hardmead is a small village in the
Bedford, 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Central Milton Keynes and 5 miles (8.0 km) north east of Newport Pagnell. The village is close to the A422 road, on a very small road linking that to nearby Newton Blossomville. Together with the neighbouring village of Astwood, it forms the civil parish
of Astwood and Hardmead.
The village name is
Old English in origin, and means 'Heoruwulf's meadow'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was called Herulfmede.[2] The village is very small with a population of around 100 people. The nearest pub is located one mile away in Astwood
and the nearest shop is about four miles distant.
The former church of St Mary's Hardmead is Grade I listed and parts date from the 12th century.Robert Shedden.[3]
References
- Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd.pp. 362–366.
- ^ "St Mary's Hardmead". Friends of Friendless Churches. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011.
External links
Media related to Hardmead at Wikimedia Commons
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