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Winslow, Buckinghamshire
Summary
Winslow ˈwɪnzloʊ is a market town and civil parish designated as a town council in north Buckinghamshire, England, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authority area. It has a population of just over 4,400. It is located approximately south-east of Buckingham, and south-west of Bletchley (Milton Keynes).
Winslow was first recorded in a royal charter of 792–793 in which it was granted by Offa of Mercia to St Albans Abbey as Wineshauue, which means Wine's Burial Mound The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Weneslai.
A late Celtic copper torc has been found here, and also a silver drinking-cup of late Roman design.
The 1841 census reveals the population that year was 1,333.
Winslow Hall sits on the main road leading into the town from Aylesbury. It was built possibly from the designs of Sir Christopher Wren by William Lowndes, secretary to the Treasury. His name and the date 1700 can be seen on the frieze over the door. The Anglican parish church in High Street, dating from about 1320 is dedicated to St. Laurence (St Laurence's Church, Winslow), and is twinned with St Paul's Church in Winslow, Arizona.
The church has a ring of 8 bells, the heaviest weighing .
The half-timbered Bell Hotel was first recorded in the late 16th century and soon became the main hostelry in the town.
Keach's Baptist Chapel, dating from 1695 in its present form, is probably the oldest surviving nonconformist chapel in Buckinghamshire.
High Street (A413)
Buckingham Road (A413)
Sheep Street (A413)
Horn Street
Vicarage Road
Bennets Hill (A413)
Verney Road
Burleys Road
Granborough Road
East Claydon Road
Great Horwood Road (B4033)
Shipton (B4032)
Swanbourne Road (B4032)
Station Road
Magpie Way
Elmfields Gate
Little Horwood Road
Furze Lane
The Whaddon Chase fox hunt has traditionally met in Winslow Market Square every Boxing Day for many years. The occasion is very well attended with over 1,000 people visiting the town on Boxing Day each year. The Silver Band from the nearby village of Great Horwood playing Christmas carols have often been in attendance.
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