Simpson and Ashland is a

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in the south of

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, England. The parish comprises the village of Simpson and the districts of Ashland and West Ashland. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was 1,142.

Ashland

At present a residential area, Ashland was formerly known as the site of the original Milton Keynes Greyhound Stadium, a

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track. It had been running since the 1960s but was demolished in 2006 to make way for new housing developments. The track was to have been relocated to Elfield Park near the National Bowl but this had not yet happened. Ashland ha
lakes
woodland, and a public art project completed in 2014 - th

Simpson

Simpson was one of the villages of historic Buckinghamshire that was included in the "New City" in 1967. The village name is derived from

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, and means 'Sigewine's farm or settlement'. It was recorded in the

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of 1086 as ''Siwinestone''.

West Ashland

This is a small district, part of the

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grid-square but severed from most of the grid-square by the A5 dual carriageway. , the only operational development there is the national headquarters and

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for Domino's Pizza, UK. The remainder of the district is taken up by development of the " blue light hub", a combined operational centre and base for emergency services in Milton Keynes, which opened on 1 July 2020. Consequently, the fire stations at Bletchley and Great Holm have closed.

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{{Milton Keynes parishes Milton Keynes