Weedon, Buckinghamshire
Weedon | |
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Chapel at Weedon | |
Location within Buckinghamshire | |
Population | 275 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP8118 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Aylesbury |
Postcode district | HP22 |
Dialling code | 01296 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Weedon is a village and
Weedon has a Methodist Chapel and a pub called the Five Elms. To the east of the village is the hamlet of East End.
Portions of the village (and later parish) have been subject to human settlement since the early Bronze Age, with excavations in the early 2000s suggesting that a field system was in operation, and later Roman settlement has also been identified.[citation needed] Some Neolithic flint working has been recovered but there is no indication of anything more than low-level activity.[citation needed]
Some historical sources note that Weedon (and Weedon Hill) are closely associated with the Battle of Aylesbury, although current opinion is divided as to the significance of that incident.[citation needed]
Housing development
Prior to 2011 land within the parish southwest of the village and adjoining the northern edge of Aylesbury was designated a 'major development area called
Additionally, an extension of the
References
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013
- ^ http://committees#aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/committees/FunctionsPage#aspx?dsid=19521&action=GetFileFromDB Aylesbury Vale District Council recommendations for Weedon parish.
External links
Media related to Weedon, Buckinghamshire at Wikimedia Commons