Beachampton
Beachampton is a village and civil parish beside the River Great Ouse in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Buckingham and a similar distance west of Milton Keynes.
| Beachampton | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of the Assumption | |
  Beachampton Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| Population | 184 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP7737 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode district | MK19 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
History
The village toponym is derived from the Old English for "home farm by a stream". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Bechentone.[2]
Parts of the village stand on high ground, but most of the village is prone to regular flooding by the stream that runs through the village, a tributary of the River Ouse.
The family name "Beachampton" originates in this village, and was first recorded in manorial records in 1175 when Osmer de Beachampton was a tenant here. There is no documentary evidence for the tradition that Hall Farm in Beachampton was the home of Catherine Parr when she was married to King Henry VIII.[3]
Beachampton Hall, a Grade II* listed manor house, has elements dating from the 15th century. The present house was probably built by the Piggot family: Sir Thomas Piggot hosted a visit of Queen Anne of Denmark, wife of King James I, and her entourage in July 1603, when the gardens were also laid out.[4] As of 2020, the Hall is for sale with an asking price of £3.5M.
The Church of England parish church of the Assumption of St Mary the Virgin dates from the 14th century.[3] The Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street rebuilt upper part of the bell-tower in 1873–74.[5]
References
- Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013
- Page, 1927, page 149
- Page, 1927, pp. 149-153
- "Beachampton Hall". Historic England. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- Pevsner, 1973, page 61
Sources
- Page, William, ed. (1927). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. pp. 149–153. available online at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62556
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1973) [1960]. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.
External links
Media related to Beachampton at Wikimedia Commons
