Sherington

Sherington
Sherington
	Sherington.
	Sherington Location within Buckinghamshire
Population	954 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP888463
Civil parish	Sherington;
Unitary authority	Milton Keynes;
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWPORT PAGNELL
Postcode district	MK16
Dialling code	01908
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Milton Keynes North;
	List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 52°06′29″N 0°42′14″W / 52.108°N 0.704°W

Sherington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.^[2] It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Newport Pagnell, and 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Central Milton Keynes, immediately to the west of the A509.

Toponymy[edit]

The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Scira's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Serintone. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Laud. The local school has long had an excellent reputation for competing with private educational establishments.

Twin village[edit]

The village is twinned with Sameon in France.^[3]

References[edit]

^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sherington (E04001272)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.
^ "Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting & Domain Names from Heart Internet".

External links[edit]

[1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sherington (E04001272)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[2] Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.

[3] "Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting & Domain Names from Heart Internet".

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