North Crawley
North Crawley village centre
North Crawley is located in Buckinghamshire
North Crawley
North Crawley
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population736 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP925447
Civil parish
  • North Crawley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWPORT PAGNELL
Postcode districtMK16
Dialling code01234
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

North Crawley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.[2] It is located near the border with Bedfordshire, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Newport Pagnell, and 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of Central Milton Keynes.

The village name 'Crawley' is an Old English language word, and means 'clearing frequented by crows'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was referred to as Crauelai. In manorial records in 1197 the area was split into Great Crawley and Little Crawley. The prefix 'North' was added sometime before 1398.[3] Local speculation has it that the prefix was added to distinguish the village from the town of Crawley in West Sussex but supporting historical evidence remains to be found. The hamlet of Little Crawley still exists under that name.

Anciently North Crawley was the location of a monastery dedicated to Saint Firmin. The monastery was recorded in the Domesday Book, though had fallen into such decay by the Dissolution of the Monasteries that little notice was taken of it, and it fell into ruin shortly afterwards. The Anglican parish church continues to be dedicated to the saint.

The village has a number of different societies. They range form the Women's Institute and Masonic Lodges to the Historical Society. There is also North Crawley Cricket Club and North Crawley Bowls Club.

There are two public houses in North Crawley. One named The Cock, the other named The Chequers. There also used to be a third pub named The Castle in North Crawley.

St Firmin's Church, North Crawley


References

  1. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – North Crawley (E04001267)". 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. ↑ 'House of Cluniac monks: The priory of Tickford or Newport Pagnel', Victoria History of the Counties of England A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 1 (1905), pp. 360-365.

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