Winslow, Buckinghamshire
Coordinates: 51°56′25″N 0°53′13″W / 51.940305°N 0.887017°W
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Winslow shown within Buckinghamshire |
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| Population | 4,407 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP7627 |
| Civil parish | Winslow |
| District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BUCKINGHAM |
| Postcode district | MK18 |
| Dialling code | 01296 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Buckingham |
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Winslow is a small market town and also a civil parish designated as a town council within Aylesbury Vale district in north Buckinghamshire. It has a population of just over 4,400.[1]
History
The town was first recorded in the charter by which King Offa granted it to St Albans Abbey in 792/3 as Wineshauue,[2] which means Wine's Burial Mound[3] In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Weneslai.
A late Celtic copper torc has been found here, and also a silver drinking-cup of late Roman design.[4]
Notable buildings
One of the finer buildings in Buckinghamshire is situated in this small town. Winslow Hall, which sits on the main road leading into the town from Aylesbury. It was built possibly from the designs of Sir Christopher Wren by William Lowndes, secretary to the Treasury.[4] His name and the date 1700 are to be seen on the frieze over the door. The Church of England parish church in High Street, dating from about 1320[4] is dedicated to St Laurence, and is twinned with St Paul’s Church in Winslow, Arizona.[5] The church has a ring of 8 bells,[4] the heaviest weighing 19 long cwt (970 kg)[citation needed].
The half-timbered Bell Hotel was first recorded in the late 16th Century[6] and soon became the main hostelry in the town.[4]
Entertainments
The Whaddon Chase fox hunt has traditionally met in the Town Square at Winslow every Boxing Day for many years. The occasion is very well attended with over a thousand people visiting the town on Boxing Day each year. The Silver Band from the nearby village of Great Horwood playing Christmas carols have often been in attendance. Other annual events in the town include a beer festival in March, and The Winslow Show, a gymkhana and agricultural show which is held every August across the road from Winslow Hall. The Winslow Concert Band is a community (wind) band which meets every Thursday evening, generally in the Winslow Public Hall, invites all woodwind and brass players from Winslow and the surrounding area to come along, and plays at local events throughout the year.
Transport
The A413 road linking Buckingham and Aylesbury, runs through the centre of Winslow, forming the high street.
The town formerly had its own railway station on the "Varsity Line" (Oxford/Cambridge), with a spur to Aylesbury (from Verney Junction). The trackbed remains in place and, when reopened in 2017, it will give commuters access to London, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury and Oxford.[7][8]
Education
Winslow is home to Furze Down School for children with special educational needs, aged between 5 and 19. The town is also served by Winslow Church of England Combined School, which is a mixed, voluntary controlled primary school, that takes children from ages four to eleven. The school has approximately 520 pupils. State Secondary schools for Winslow children are Buckingham School and the Royal Latin School in nearby Buckingham, and The Cottesloe School in Wing.[9] In September 2013, a new 11-19 secondary Free School, Sir Thomas Fremantle School will be opening in the town serving up to 420 local children of all abilities.
Sport
The local football team are Winslow United F.C. who play in division one of the Spartan South Midlands Football League.
Winslow Town Cricket Club, which is based at Elmfield's Gate, next to the football pitch, currently field 3 men's Saturday teams. Two of which play in the Morrants Four Counties League, the 1st XI play in Division 1 and the 2nds in Division 4. The 3rd XI play mainly at Winslow's secondary pitch over at Padbury near Buckingham. The club also fields a Sunday team who play other local Sunday teams. The club also fields many youth teams, ranging from Under 9's to under 15's. WTCC also has a very successful midweek team, who won the George Blow Midweek Cup in 2008.
References
- ^ a b Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 2 February 2013
- ^ Electronic Sawyer nos.136a and 138
- ^ [Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names, publishers: Clarendon Press 1977
- ^ a b c d e Parishes, Winslow – Victoria History of the Counties of England
- ^ "Benefice Profile". Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- ^ "The Bell Inn / Hotel". Winslow History. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ East West Rail Prospectus Accessed 14 December 2011
- ^ Rail Magazine, Issue 685, 14 December - 28 December 2011, Pages 10-11
- ^ "Catchment area maps". Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 2007-04-23.[dead link]
- ^ "Winslow Anglo French Twinning Association". Retrieved 2007-04-23.
External links
- Winslow Times, Winslow
- St. Laurence Church, Winslow
- The Winslow Show
- Winslow History website
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School
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