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Shenley Church End
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Shenley, Church End
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Rose Cottage
Shenley Church End is located in Buckinghamshire
Shenley Church End
Shenley Church End
Shenley Church End shown within Buckinghamshire
Population 12,961 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SP832367
Civil parish
  • Shenley Church End
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district MK5
Dialling code 01908
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire
52°01′19″N 0°47′17″W / 52.022°N 0.788°W / 52.022; -0.788Coordinates: 52°01′19″N 0°47′17″W / 52.022°N 0.788°W / 52.022; -0.788

Shenley Church End is a village, district and civil parish in Milton Keynes England. Together with its neighbouring parish, Shenley Brook End and the districts of Shenley Wood and Shenley Lodge, the districts are collectively known as "The Shenleys".

The village name 'Shenley' is an Old English language word meaning 'bright clearing'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the area was collectively known as Senelai.

The distinction between the Brook End and the Church End happened in the 12th century when a new manor house was constructed in Shenley Brook End by the Mansell family. However, by 1426 the two manors were owned by the same person and the distinction between the two places was in name only.

Shenley Church End is also home to the Shenley Toot, a 13th-century motte and bailey (of which only the motte remains), which was originally a home of the Earl of Chester and is now a scheduled ancient monument.

Today, the historic village is the core of the new district that bears its name. The district is bounded by V3 Fulmer Street, V4 Watling Street, H5 Portway and H6 Childs Way and H7.

The district contains a nursery in the former village school, Glastonbury Thorn First School, Denbigh School and Shenley Church End Pre-School (situated in the Leisure Centre).

The local retail centre is an important hub for the parish, containing not only the school, but Shenley Leisure Centre (Charity Trust)(includes sporting facilities such as a sports hall, gym, squash courts and outdoor football/tennis courts, as well as the Sportsman's Rest bar as well as a shopping area comprising a fish and chip shop (Fish'n'Chick'n), a pharmacy, an estate agent, a gym, a barber shop (due to open in 2017), a bike shop, a bookmaker, a charity shop, a Chinese restaurant, a medical practice and a dental surgery. A newsagent closed in 2013, and a bakery (providing supported employment to adults with learning disabilities through MacIntyre) closed in 2016.


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