- Castlethorpe
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.093
longitude= -0.840
official_name= Castlethorpe
unitary_england= Milton Keynes
lieutenancy_england=Buckinghamshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Milton Keynes North East
post_town= MILTON KEYNES
postcode_district = MK19
postcode_area= MK
dial_code= 01908
population= 968 [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=791813&c=Castlethorpe&d=16&e=15&g=409819&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1217194950951&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census] ]
os_grid_reference= SP795445Castlethorpe is a
village with a population of around 1000 andcivil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes,Buckinghamshire ,England , about 3 miles north ofStony Stratford , 4 miles west ofNewport Pagnell and 7 miles north ofCentral Milton Keynes . It is separated from the county ofNorthamptonshire by theRiver Tove .History
The village is relatively more recent than those around it, and it started out in life as a castle belonging to the
lord of the manor of nearbyHanslope . A settlement of servants and manual workers grew up around the castle and this became the village of Castlethorpe ("thorpe" being the Old English word for a village). The castle was damaged in 1215 in a feud betweenFoulkes de Brent , who had been sent by the king, andWilliam Mauduit , the castle's owner. Mauduit was reputedly in rebellion against KingJohn of England . Although Mauduit returned to claim his seat after the king's death the castle was demolished shortly afterward. All that is left today are the grassy mounds of the former Motte-and-Bailey castle.Parish
The
parish church is dedicated to St Simon andSt Jude , and dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, though the present church is of mainly Norman design. Castlethorpe has grown up around the church and some traditional old stonecottage s at the centre of the village which is currently designated aconservation area .It is the centre of aCivil Parish .Rail and canal
The
West Coast Main Line runs through Castlethorpe, and the village had its own train station until the 1960s when it was closed down. TheGrand Union Canal also runs by on the outskirts of the village, and it is a short walk along the towpath to the neighbouring village of Cosgrove.References
External links
* [http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/Castlethorpe/Index.html Castlethorpe page at UK & Ireland Genealogy]
* [http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/cv/ Castlethorpe Village Historical Records & Photographs]
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