Английская Википедия:Hanslope

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Hanslope is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about Шаблон:Convert west northwest of Newport Pagnell, about Шаблон:Convert north of Stony Stratford and Шаблон:Convert north of Central Milton Keynes. The northern parish boundary is part of the county boundary with Northamptonshire.

The West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Glasgow passes through the western part of the parish, just over Шаблон:Convert west of the village.

Toponymy

The name of the village has evolved over the centuries. In the 11th century, it was variously spelt Hammescle, Hanslepe or Anslepe.Шаблон:Sfnp In the 13th century, it was Hameslepe or Hamslape, and the latter form continued in use into the 14th century.Шаблон:Sfnp It was Hanslopp in the 15th century and Hanslap or Anslope in the 16th century. Anslap, Anslapp and Hanslapp were used early in the 18th centuryШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp and Hanslape was used in the 19th century.Шаблон:Sfnp The toponym's etymology is from the Old English for a slippery or muddy place belonging to Haema, or possibly "hemmed-in land at the slope".

History

Hanslope was included in the grant of land to the Norman Maudit (or Mauduit) family by William the Conqueror following the Norman Conquest and the family's seat was Hanslope Castle, which later became Castlethorpe.Шаблон:Sfnp In the Domesday Book of 1086, the manor was assessed 10 hides and held by Winemar.Шаблон:Sfnp On 28 November 1215, the castle was captured after William Maudit had started a rebellion against King John and was defeated in battle by the king's men, who were led by Falkes de Bréauté.Шаблон:SfnpThe castle building has been lost but the grassy mounds of the motte and bailey earthworks survive. After King John's death, Maudit reclaimed his seat and founded a great park in the parish, remnants of which still survive in Hanslope. Isabel Mauduit was the mother of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (1237–98).Шаблон:Sfnp From 1293 the Earl was chartered to have a weekly market in Hanslope on Thursdays and a three-day annual market on the eve, day and morrow of the feast of St. James the Great (24, 25 and 26 July).Шаблон:Sfnp

In the Middle Ages the parish was part of Salcey ForestШаблон:Sfnp and Hanslope Park was originally a medieval deer park.Шаблон:Sfnp Much later, the park was landscaped by Humphry Repton before 1794.Шаблон:Sfnp

Hanslope was a centre of Buckinghamshire lacemaking in the 19th century. Early in the 19th century, Hanslope lace was noted as being particularly fine, and in 1862 about 500 women and children in the parish were employed making pillow lace.Шаблон:Sfnp

Listed buildings and structures

The parish has one scheduled ancient monument, one grade I listed building, and 33 at grade II.

Governance

Шаблон:Multiple image Hanslope has been part of the Borough (now City) of Milton Keynes since 1973, which has been a unitary authority since 1997. This gives Milton Keynes City Council the responsibility for the provision of most local government services. Voters registered in Hanslope are represented on MK City Council, which has (since 2014) been divided into 19 wards each carrying 3 councillors with Hanslope being part of the Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope ward. Between 2002 and 2021, the ward of Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope had a single representative that was voted in every four years and always returned a Conservative councillor.

At the parish level, Hanslope has a parish council based at the village's Recreation Ground on Castlethorpe Road.

For the purposes of representation in the House of Commons, Hanslope was part of the Milton Keynes North East constituency from 1992 until its abolition in 2010 and Hanslope has since sat within the Milton Keynes North constituency.

Geology

Hanslope is conveniently close to quarries for Great Oolite limestone,Шаблон:Sfnp which has been used in the parish's traditional vernacular architecture.

Landmarks

Parish church

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The chancel arch of St. James the Great parish church is Norman. The five-light east window is 13th century but its present intersecting tracery is a modern replacement.

The Church of England parish church of St. James the Great was originally a Norman building,Шаблон:Sfnp established as a dependent chapelry of Castlethorpe.Шаблон:Sfnp Later St. James the Great became the parish's principal church, with Castlethorpe as its dependent chapel.Шаблон:Sfnp

The Perpendicular GothicШаблон:Sfnp church spire is a prominent feature of the village and surrounding landscape. It was originally built early in the 15th century and was Шаблон:Convert high.Шаблон:Sfnp In 1804 it collapsed after being struck by lightning and afterwards it was rebuilt to the slightly lesser height of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfnp However, it is still the tallest in Buckinghamshire.Шаблон:Sfnp The church has an open day each summer, when the tower is open to the public.

The spire can be seen for long distances across the low-lying countryside. In 1722, when the spire was 200 feet high, the antiquarian Thomas Hearne, who was a friend of John Knibb, wrote that Knibb "...told me he hath seen Anslapp spire in Bucks from Brill...".Шаблон:Sfnp This is a distance of just over Шаблон:Convert.

William Newcome was ordained as a Church of England priest and became curate at Hanslope in Buckinghamshire until 1846, when he was appointed rector of Boothby Pagnell in Lincolnshire.

One notable incumbent was James Mayne MA who was rector from 1841 to 1851, previously curate of St Matthew's, Bethnal Green. In series 5 of the Who Do You Think You Are? television programme, Patsy Kensit discovered that he was one of her ancestors and was shown his grave during a visit to the church.

The church is a Grade I listed building, the highest level of designation.

Hanslope Park

Шаблон:Main About half a mile south-east of the village is Hanslope Park. Once the manorial estate of the village, it is now owned by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and is home to His Majesty's Government Communications Centre.

Transport

Road

Hanslope is served by the 33 bus which has Northampton and Central Milton Keynes as opposite ends of its routes and also passes through Wootton, Quinton, Roade, Ashton, Hartwell, Castlethorpe, Haversham, Wolverton and Bradwell, running approximately hourly from Monday to Saturday and does not run on Sundays or public holidays.

Rail

Hanslope does not have its own railway station. Until 1964, it was served by Castlethorpe railway station, about Шаблон:Convert away. At present, the nearest stations are Шаблон:Rws and Шаблон:Rws.

Hanslope Junction

Шаблон:More citations needed section The four-track West Coast Main Line passes about Шаблон:Convert south-west of the village, northwest-/southeast-bound. To the north of Hanslope, just north of the former Roade railway station, the line divides. Two tracks go directly to Шаблон:Rws and the other two form the Northampton Loop Line to Шаблон:Rws. Most fast [intercity] trains are on the Rugby route and can continue without changing tracks; the same is true of slower commuter trains taking the Northampton route.

Hanslope Junction (at Шаблон:Coord, roughly midway between Roade and Castlethorpe) is the point where trains may cross between the mainline and the loop tracks, under signal control. In the chainage notation traditionally used on the railway, its location on the line is Шаблон:Convert from Шаблон:Rws.

Notable people

In 1316, the Crown official and judge Adam de Harvington was given the living of Hanslope. He became England's Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1327.

In 1697 the distinguished clockmaker Joseph Knibb (1640–1711) retired from London to Hanslope,Шаблон:Sfnp acquiring Green End Farm with a total of about Шаблон:Convert of land.Шаблон:Sfnp Despite his retirement, he continued at Hanslope to make clocks, some of which survive.Шаблон:Sfnp His will, proved in 1712 left his Hanslope property to his younger brother John KnibbШаблон:Sfnp (1650–1722),Шаблон:Sfnp who was a notable clockmaker in Oxford.Шаблон:Sfnp However, John kept his business in Oxford and only one clock marked "John Knibb Hanslapp" is known.Шаблон:Sfnp Green End Farmhouse predated the Knibbs' ownership of the farm and was a scheduled monument under the Town and Country Planning Act 1947.Шаблон:Sfnp Despite this protection its last owner demolished the historic house in 1954.Шаблон:Sfnp

In 1714, Gervase Pierrepont, 1st Baron Pierrepont was made Baron Pierrepont of Hanslope in the County of Buckingham, in the Peerage of Great Britain, with this creation giving him an automatic seat in the House of Lords.Шаблон:Citation needed On his death on 22 May 1715, the barony became extinct,Шаблон:Sfnp but the title Baron Pierrepont has been used twice since in other parts of the country.Шаблон:Citation needed

Walter Drawbridge Crick was born in Hanslope on 15 December 1857. He was an English businessman (shoemaker), amateur geologist and palaeontologist who published with Charles Darwin. He was the grandfather of Francis Crick, the molecular geneticist.

References

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The Green Man Inn public house and the steeple of St James the Great in the 1950s

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External links

• Hanslope & District Historical Society web site History, census data, old photographs etc.
• Hanslope Methodist Chapel History and recent events
• Hanslope Cricket Club, Hanslope Village Cricket Club
• Hanslope Gospel Hall History and photographs