Stoke Goldington
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| Population | 575 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP838487 |
| Civil parish | Stoke Goldington |
| 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 |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Milton Keynes North |
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Coordinates: 52°07′48″N 0°46′37″W / 52.130°N 0.777°W
Stoke Goldington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England.[2] It is located about four miles NNW of Newport Pagnell, on the B526, the old road to Northampton.
The village name 'Stoke' derives from the Old English 'stoc', which means 'place'. It came to be used in the context of either a religious or a secondary settlement, and is one of the most common place name elements in England (see Stoke (disambiguation)). In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Stoche. The affix 'Goldington' came later and refers to "Peter of Goldington" (from Goldington in Bedfordshire) who was a significant tenant in the village in the medieval period.
Annual Steam Rally
Formerly the village hosted the Stoke Goldington Steam Rally each May.
Flooding
Stoke Goldington is susceptible to occasional flooding, and suffered badly in 2007 with repeated floods. Water settled up to 1.5 metres deep in places, requiring the evacuation of some of the population.[3]
References
- ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 4 February
- ↑ Parishes in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Council.
- ↑ "Floods hit Bucks village again". BBC Three Counties website. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
External links
- Stoke Goldington Association web site History, census data, old photographs and more.
- Stoke Goldington Steam Rally web site For information on the steam rally.
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- 'Parishes : Stoke Goldington', Victoria History of the Counties of England - A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 466–470.