Welcome to Adstock
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For the municipality in Quebec, see Adstock, Quebec Adstock is a village and civil parish about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Winslow and 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Buckingham in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 415 reducing to 363 at the 2011 Census.There are remains of a Roman road in the village. In the divisions of England that took place between AD 613 and 1017, Buckinghamshire was divided into eight hundreds. The manor of Adstock originally formed part of the Votesdune Hundred, then merged into the Ashendon Hundred and was finally absorbed into the Buckingham Hundred. At that time it was surrounded by the Bernwood, one of the most important Royal Forests. At the end of the 10th century, Adstock formed a portion of the Lands of Godwine, Earl of Kent and his second wife Gytha Thorkelsdóttir. After the Norman conquest of England, its name was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Edestoche which is Old English and means Eadda's Farm. Nearby Addington was named after the same person. In the mid to late 11th century the manor of Adstock was given by William the Conqueror to his illegitimate son William Peverel, who was listed as its owner in 1086. This suggests that the manor was of some value, or that its previous owner was of some prominence in Anglo Saxon society. The village received a charter to establish itself as a town briefly in 1665 so that a market could be held there. This was due to the majority of the people from the two local towns of Winslow and Buckingham being infected with bubonic plague. The charter was removed, however, in 1685 and Adstock was reinstated as a village rather than a town. The parish church, which dates from the 12th century, is dedicated to St Cecilia. The roof is dated 1597, and the church underwent further major restoration during the Victorian era. There are two bells (the lightest of which dates back from about 1440) in the church and one Sanctus Adstock had an outstation from the Bletchley Park codebreaking establishment, where some of the Bombes used to decode German Enigma messages in World War Two were located.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
472 hectares |
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Population |
350 (2021) |
Density |
74 people/km2 |
Mean age |
44.9 |
Ward |
Winslow |
District |
Aylesbury Vale |
Postcodes |
MK18 |
ONS ID |
E04001453 |
Council
Contact details for Adstock Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Adstock Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Adstock Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Adstock Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Adstock Parish.
Local News
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Nearly 40 firefighters tackle fire after suspected arson at derelict Aylesbury Vale pub
Published: 6th Jul 2021
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Adstock pub fire sees ten fire engines called to derelict building blaze
Published: 6th Jul 2021
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Solar farms: List of every planned site in Buckinghamshire
Published: 11th Oct 2023