Akeley, Buckinghamshire

Akeley
Akeley
	Akeley from the churchyard in 2006
	Akeley Location within Buckinghamshire
Population	514 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP7037
Civil parish	Akeley;
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire;
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUCKINGHAM
Postcode district	MK18
Dialling code	01280
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Buckingham;
Website	Akeley Parish Council
	List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 52°01′59″N 0°58′12″W / 52.033°N 0.970°W

Akeley is a village and civil parish in north-west Buckinghamshire, England. The village is on the A413 road, between Lillingstone Dayrell and Maids Moreton, and around 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Buckingham. The 2011 Census recorded the population of the parish as 514,^[1] down from 545 at the 2001 Census.^[2]

Village background

The village name is derived from the Old English for "Oak Field". The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded it as Achelei.

The Square, Akeley – this aerial view was taken in 1996 soon after the renovation of Verendale, the thatched cottage at the centre of the picture, was completed. The brick cottage is The Old School House and the building in the foreground is The Old School. The Bull & Butcher pub in The Square is part seen far right.

The village was controlled by the Cluniac priory of nearby Newton Longville on behalf of the priory of Saint Faith in Longueville in northern France.^[3] The parish church of St. James the Apostle was built in Akeley in 1154.^{[citation needed]} It was rebuilt to designs by the Gothic Revival architect John Tarring in 1854^[4] and restored in 1901.^[3] By the mid 20th century St. James' had fallen into disrepair and in 1982 it was demolished.^[5] Akeley presently does not have its own parish church; it is part of the North Buckingham ecclesiastical parish.

Akeley once had a medieval deer park, and a school where poor children were taught to make lace.

Amenities

The village is a small primary school St James Church of England School, and outside the village the large Cognita run private Akeley Wood School.

The village has a pub (Bull & Butcher) and opened a new village hall in 2006.^[6]

Akeley hosts an annual horticultural show, which has been run since 1976.

Stockholt

The ancient hamlet of Stockholt once lay within the parish boundary. It has been amalgamated with the modern village.

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Akeley Parish (E04001454)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Akeley Parish (11UB003)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Page, 1927, pp. 144-147
^ Pevsner, 1963, page 76
^ "Site of 19th century church, built in 1854 and demolished in 1982". Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
^ "Village Hall". Akeley Parish Council. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

Sources

Page, William, ed. (1927). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. pp. 144–147.
Pevsner, Nikolaus (1973) [1960]. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 46. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.

External links

North Buckingham Parish
Akeley in the Domesday Book

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[NOMIS2011-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Akeley Parish (E04001454)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[NOMIS2001-2] UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Akeley Parish (11UB003)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[Page-3] Page, 1927, pp. 144-147

[4] Pevsner, 1963, page 76

[5] "Site of 19th century church, built in 1854 and demolished in 1982". Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

[6] "Village Hall". Akeley Parish Council. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

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