Sherington

Sherington
Sherington.
Sherington is located in Buckinghamshire
Sherington
Sherington
Location within Buckinghamshire
Interactive map of Sherington
Population985 (2021 census)
OS grid referenceSP888463
Civil parish
  • Sherington
District
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWPORT PAGNELL
Postcode districtMK16
Dialling code01908
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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52°06′29″N 0°42′14″W / 52.108°N 0.704°W / 52.108; -0.704

Sherington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Newport Pagnell, and 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Central Milton Keynes, immediately to the west of the A509.

History

St Laud's church.

The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Farm or settlement connected with Scira'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Serintone.

The parish church dates from the mid-13th century and is a Grade I listed building, dedicated to Saint Laud.

A bowl barrow (a prehistoric burial mound) at the eastern edge of the village is a scheduled monument.

Oxford and Cambridge University

On 14 February 1935, representatives of both the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge decided to meet at a spot equidistant between the two university cities, to put an end to the acrimonious relationship between them – metaphorically, to "bury the hatchet".

They chose Sherington’s Knoll, by the village pump at Sherington as being the location that satisfied their criterion.

A Latin prayer was read, then the four editors from the respective university magazines, namely Isis, Cherwell, Greensman and Granta read a speech. A dove of peace was released and water from the pump was washed over the university papers – to wash away the bitterness.

Twin village

The village is twinned with Sameon in France.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PP012 - Age". NOMIS (Office for National Statistics)., then select Milton Keynes, then this parish
  2. ↑ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine - Milton Keynes Council.
  3. ↑ "Key to English place names". Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Page, William, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Sherington". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 451–458.
  5. ↑ Historic England (17 November 1966). "Church of St Laud (1212353)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Bowl Barrow At Junction Of Crofts End And Bedford Road. (1010190)". National Heritage List for England (SM).
  7. 1 2 Sherington Historical Society (13 May 2020). "Burying the Hatchet". Milton Keynes Heritage Association. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Sherington - History". www.sherington.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Saméon". Sherington.org.uk. 1 February 2016.