Aspley Guise
| Aspley Guise | |
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 St Botolph's Church |
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 Aspley Woods at the southern corner of the civil parish |
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 Aspley Guise
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| Aspley Guise shown within Bedfordshire | |
| Population | 2,195 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SP942359 |
| • London | 48 miles (77 km) |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode district | MK17 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Aspley Guise is a village and civil parish in the west of Central Bedfordshire, England. It directly adjoins Woburn Sands in the Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, it is centred 6 miles (9.7 km) east by southeast of Milton Keynes and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the M1 motorway's junction 13. It has its own railway station, three calling points from Bletchley's on the West Coast Main Line, and a large historic centre with 29 listed buildings, four of which are in the second highest category.
Asperele and Aspel are recorded in Letter Patents, Assize Rolls and such documents of the 13th century, with the names Aspelegise appearing in the following century.
The name derives from "Aspenlea" meaning the aspen clearing – and from the late medieval period, "of the de Guise family".
The first record of Aspley occurs in 969, when land there comprising 15 hides was granted by King Edgar (the Peaceable) to his thegn (thain) Alfwold.
By the time of the Domesday Book, 1086, the parish had 25 households, five of which were recorded as serfs, most of whom may not have been able to have their own households. The Book notes it covered a large tract of agricultural land, valued at £10 to its overlords, though rendering only £8, and was held before the conquest by Leofeva of Earl Waltheof. Its contemporary manor owner was Acard of Ivry who held of Hugh of Beauchamp, its feudal overlord.
In total were 12 ploughlands (larger than average), 10 ploughs of meadow, woodland producing 50 hogs per year, one mill however the Book records no church at that date.
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