Luffield Abbey
52°04′16″N 1°01′34″W / 52.071°N 1.026°W Luffield Abbey is a place in the very north of Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the border with Northamptonshire, close to Biddlesden and Silverstone.
Priory of Luffield
The place takes its name from the
There was no trace of the ancient abbey in a
Two corners of the circuit are named after the location: turn 1 is known as Abbey and turn 7 as Luffield.[3]
Subsequent history
In 1551, after the
Luffield Abbey was an extra-parochial area, until 1844 partly in Northamptonshire and partly in Buckinghamshire. In 1844 the part in the former county was transferred to the Northamptonshire parish of Silverstone so that Luffield Abbey was entirely within Buckinghamshire thereafter.[4] In 1858 it became a civil parish.
The parish consisted of a single farm.[2] By 1931 the population of the parish had dropped to 2.[5] After 1974 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Lillingstone Dayrell to form the civil parish of Lillingstone Dayrell with Luffield Abbey. The name was also given to the northernmost ward of the former Aylesbury Vale District Council.
References
- ^ William Page, ed. (1905). "Houses of Benedictine monks: The priory of Luffield". A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 1. Victoria County History. pp. 347–350. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ a b c William Page, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Luffield Abbey". A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 197–198. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "What's in a name? The history behind Silverstone's iconic corners". Formula 1. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ISBN 0-901050-67-9.
- ^ Vision of Britain website