Warrington, Buckinghamshire

Warrington is a hamlet and civil parish[2] in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England, near Olney and on either side of the A509. It formed part of the parish of Olney until 1866. At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Lavendon.

Warrington
Warrington
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population32 (Mid-2010 pop est)[1]
OS grid referenceSP896540
Civil parish
  • Warrington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOLNEY
Postcode districtMK46
Dialling code01234
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

The hamlet name is an Old English language word that means 'Wærheard's estate'. It was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Wardintone.

The hamlet is confused occasionally with Warrington, the town in Cheshire. It is situated 12 miles (19 km) north-east of Milton Keynes and 60 miles (97 km) north-west of London.

It is the most northerly parish of the Borough, of Buckinghamshire and of the South East England Region.

References

  1. "Civil Parish population estimates in England and Wales, mid-2010". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.

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