Bow Brickhill is a village and

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in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes,

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, England. It is bounded to the north, west and east by the Milton Keynes urban area, approximately east of Fenny Stratford, west of Woburn Sands and south-east of Central Milton Keynes. The village name is a combination of Brythonic and

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words for 'hill' (Brythonic: ''breg'', Anglo Saxon ''hyll''). The prefix 'Bow' comes from an Anglo Saxon personal name, ''Bolla''. The various names of the village given in historic records were ''Brichelle'' (11th century); ''Brichull'' (12th century); ''Bolle Brichulle'', ''Bellebrikhulle'' (13th century), and ''Bolbryghyll'' (15th century, 1418).

Church

The

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parish church of All Saints stands apart from the rest of the village, on the side of a steep hill. The church probably dates from the 12th century but heavy remodelling in the 15th century obliterated most of the earlier details. The church was extensively restored by Browne Willis in 1757. The hymn tune ''Bow Brickhill'' by Sydney Nicholson was composed in honour of All Saints' parish church, after Nicholson and his choristers from Westminster Abbey performed there in 1923.

Transport

Rail

Bow Brickhill railway station, about west of the village, is on the Marston Vale Line between and .

Bus

The village is served hourly (Mon-Sat) by the LOOP bus service operated by Arriva both clockwise via Bletchley and counter-clockwise via Woburn Sands towards CMK.

Listed buildings and structures

The parish church is listed as Grade II*. There are a further four buildings or structures listed as Grade II.

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References

External links

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Parish Council web-site
{{authority control Villages in Buckinghamshire Areas of Milton Keynes