Akeley, Buckinghamshire

Village in Buckinghamshire, England

Human settlement in England

Akeley

Akeley from the churchyard in 2006

Akeley

Location within Buckinghamshire

Population| 514 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference| SP7037
Civil parish|

* Akeley

Unitary authority|

* Buckinghamshire

Ceremonial county|

* Buckinghamshire

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| BUCKINGHAM
Postcode district| MK18
Dialling code| 01280
Police| Thames Valley
Fire| Buckinghamshire
Ambulance| South Central
UK Parliament|

* Buckingham and Bletchley[2]

Website| Akeley Parish Council

List of places

England
Buckinghamshire

52°01′59″N 0°58′12″W﻿ / ﻿52.033°N 0.970°W﻿ / 52.033; -0.970

Akeley is a village and civil parish in north-west Buckinghamshire, England. The village is on the A413 road, between Lillingstone Dayrell and Maids Moreton, and around 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Buckingham. The 2011 Census recorded the population of the parish as 514,[1] down from 545 at the 2001 Census.[3]

## Village background

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The village name is derived from the Old English for "Oak Field". The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded it as Achelei.

The Square, Akeley – aerial view taken in 1996 soon after the renovation of Verendale, the thatched cottage at the centre of the picture. The brick cottage is The Old School House and the building in the foreground is The Old School. The Bull & Butcher pub in The Square is part seen far right.

The village was controlled by the Cluniac priory of nearby Newton Longville on behalf of the priory of Saint Faith in Longueville in northern France.[4] The parish church of St. James the Apostle was built in Akeley in 1154.[citation needed] It was rebuilt to designs by the Gothic Revival architect John Tarring in 1854[5] and restored in 1901.[4] By the mid 20th century St. James' had fallen into disrepair and in 1982 it was demolished.[6] Akeley presently does not have its own parish church; it is part of the North Buckingham ecclesiastical parish.

Akeley once had a medieval deer park, and a school where poor children were taught to make lace.

## Amenities

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The village is a small primary school St James Church of England School, and outside the village the large Cognita run private Akeley Wood School.

The village has a pub (Bull & Butcher) and opened a new village hall in 2006.[7]

Akeley hosts an annual horticultural show, which has been run since 1976.

## Stockholt

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The ancient hamlet of Stockholt once lay within the parish boundary. It has been amalgamated with the modern village.

## References

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1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Akeley Parish (E04001454)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. ^ "Location of Buckingham and Bletchley". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
3. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Akeley Parish (11UB003)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
4. ^ a b Page, 1927, pp. 144-147
5. ^ Pevsner, 1963, page 76
6. ^ "Site of 19th century church, built in 1854 and demolished in 1982". Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
7. ^ "Village Hall". Akeley Parish Council. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

## Sources

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* Page, William, ed. (1927). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. pp. 144–147.
* Pevsner, Nikolaus (1973) [1960]. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 46\. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akeley, Buckinghamshire.

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* Ringshall
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* Gawcott
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* Wingrave
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* Rowsham
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* Municipal Borough of Aylesbury
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