- Haversham
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.079
longitude= -0.790
population=
official_name= Haversham
unitary_england= Milton Keynes
lieutenancy_england=Buckinghamshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= North East Milton Keynes
post_town= MILTON KEYNES
postcode_district = MK19
postcode_area= MK
dial_code= 01908
os_grid_reference= SP830430Haversham is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire,
England . It is situated just north ofMilton Keynes itself, next to Wolverton and betweenNewport Pagnell andStony Stratford . Haversham-cum-Little Linford is acivil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes.The village has two distinct settlements separated by farmland. The older part of the village contains the
manor house and is in a low lying area of the Ouse Valley and thus is prone to regular flooding. The modern part is on elevated ground overlooking the valley of the Ouse and contains the primary school.The village name is an
Old English language word that means 'Haefer's homestead'. In theDomesday Book of 1086, when it belonged to the Peverell family, it was listed as "Hæfærsham".The ancient
manor house in the village, which was fortified in 1304, was largely burnt down, but parts of it still remain in a farm house just outside the main village.The village gave its name to
HMS Haversham , aHam class minesweeper .Civil parish
Haversham is in the
civil parish of Haversham-cum-Little Linford, which also includesLittle Linford , and had a population of 803 according to the 2001 census. This merged parish was formed in 1934 following a County Review order. It formed part of theNewport Pagnell Rural District until 1974, when it became part of the borough of Milton Keynes.External links
* [http://www.havershamvillage.co.uk Community Website]
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