Weston Underwood | |
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Location within Buckinghamshire | |
Population | 239 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP889513 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | OLNEY |
Postcode district | MK46 |
Dialling code | 01234 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Weston Underwood is a village and civil parish[2] in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile west of Olney.
The village name 'Weston' is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'western estate',[3] possibly referring to the situation of the village in relation to Olney. The affix 'Underwood' refers to the village's location to a nearby forest, probably the Yardley Chase and Whittlewood Forest.