OS grid reference SP842443 Post town MILTON KEYNES Local time Friday 9:49 AM | Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district MK19 Dialling code 01908 | |
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Little Linford is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about a mile west of Newport Pagnell, near the M1 motorway. Unlike its neighbour and namesake Great Linford it has yet to be joined up with Milton Keynes.
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Map of Little Linford, Milton Keynes, UK
Little Linford was initially a hamlet in the manor and ecclesiastical parish of Linford. The parish church is dedicated to St Leonard.
The traditional parish name 'Linford' is an Old English language word that means 'ford where maple trees grow'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Linforde. The prefix 'Little' was added to distinguish it from Great Linford.
Civil parish
Little Linford is in the civil parish of Haversham-cum-Little Linford (where the 2011 Census population was included), which also includes Haversham, and had a population of 803 according to the 2001 census. This merged parish was formed in 1934.
Little Linford Wood
Linford Wood is now owned by BBOWT. Today it is one of the best habitats for dormice, which were transferred to Linford Wood from Kent when the Channel rail link was constructed.