Emberton

Emberton

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.136
longitude= -0.708
population=
official_name= Emberton
unitary_england= Milton Keynes
lieutenancy_england=Buckinghamshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= North East Milton Keynes
post_town= OLNEY
postcode_district = MK46
postcode_area= MK
dial_code= 01234
os_grid_reference= SP885495

Emberton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes, ceremonial Buckinghamshire in England. The village is near the border with Northamptonshire, just to the south of Olney and four miles north of Newport Pagnell.

The parish of Emberton is actually made up of three villages that were annexed together for ecclesiastical purposes in 1650: Petsoe, Ekeney and Emberton. Today nothing remains of Ekeney and Petsoe only exists as a hamlet called Petsoe End.

The village name is an Old English language word and means "Eanbeorht's Farm". In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was called "Ambretone"; in manorial records of 1227 it was "Emberdestone".

The manor was previously owned by the Pagnell family of Newport Pagnell. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.

At the heart of the village is the Clock Tower, recently renovated with the help of a grant from the Heritage Fund. Although there are no shops in the village, there is a Pub called the Bell and Bear.

Dan Wheldon, one of the biggest names in American motorsport, hails from Emberton. Though relatively unknown in his native Britain, Wheldon became a star in the U.S after winning both the IndyCar championship and the Indy 500 in 2005.

The Emberton Country Park is nearby.


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