Hanslope
Hanslope is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about 4 miles west northwest of Newport Pagnell, about 4 miles north of Stony Stratford and 8 miles north of Central Milton Keynes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castlethorpe Castle and Church of St James the Great.
Castlethorpe Castle
Archaeological site
Castlethorpe Castle stood in the village of Castlethorpe, to the north of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. This was originally a motte and bailey castle with a timber structure built by Winemar, the Flemish Lord of Hanslope in the 11th or 12th Century.
Church of St Simon and St Jude
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Simon and St Jude Church is a late 12th century parish church in Castlethorpe, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It was formerly a chapelry of Hanslope.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yardley Gobion and Gayhurst.
Yardley Gobion
Village
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yardley Gobion is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The village is off a by-pass of the A508 road between Northampton and Milton Keynes. Yardley Gobion is situated 3 miles southwest of Hanslope.
Gayhurst
Hamlet
Photo: Philip Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gayhurst is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is about 2.5 miles NNW of Newport Pagnell, and 5 miles north of Central Milton Keynes. Gayhurst is situated 3 miles east of Hanslope.
Wolverton
Town
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wolverton is a constituent town of Milton Keynes, England. It is located in the north-west of the city, beside the West Coast Main Line, the Grand Union Canal and the river Great Ouse. Wolverton is situated 4 miles south of Hanslope.
Hanslope
- Type: Locality
- Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.1167° or 52° 7′ northLongitude
-0.8275° or 0° 49′ 39″ westElevation
377 feet (115 metres)Open location code
9C4X458F+M2GeoNames ID
7301823
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