Bow Brickhill

Bow Brickhill

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.001
longitude= -0.683
population= 550 [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=791809&c=bow+brickhill&d=16&e=15&g=409696&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1217198364001&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Neighbourhood Statistics 2001] ]
official_name= Bow Brickhill
unitary_england= Milton Keynes
lieutenancy_england= Buckinghamshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= North East Milton Keynes
post_town= MILTON KEYNES
postcode_district = MK17
postcode_area= MK
dial_code= 01908
os_grid_reference= SP905345

Bow Brickhill is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is just a short distance south east of Milton Keynes itself.

The village name is a combination of Brythonic and Anglo Saxon words for 'hill' (Brythonic: "breg", Anglo Saxon "hyll"). The prefix 'Bow' comes from an Anglo Saxon personal name, "Bolla".

The village church stands separate from the rest of the village, on the side of a steep hill. This arrangement is common in places that have a strong Celtic history. The church stood in ruins for many years, services having ceased long before the English Civil War took place, so the church was demolished and completely rebuilt in 1757. The church is dedicated to All Saints.

The hymn tune "Bow Brickhill" by Sydney Nicholson was composed in honour of the church here, after it played host to Nicholson and his choristers from Westminster Abbey in 1923.

Bow Brickhill railway station, which serves the village, is on the Bletchley-Bedford Marston Vale line.

ee also

* Great Brickhill
* Little Brickhill

References

External links

* [http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/w/w146.html Hymn tune "Bow Brickhill"] (requires Quicktime)
* [http://www.bowbrickhill.com (Civil) Parish web-site]
* [http://www.mkweb.co.uk/Housing/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=1478 Housing types in Bow Brickhill on MKWEB]


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