Sherington
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Sherington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Newport Pagnell, and 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Central Milton Keynes, immediately to the west of the A509.
01History
The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Farm or settlement connected with Scira'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Serintone.
The parish church dates from the mid-13th century and is a Grade I listed building, dedicated to Saint Laud.
A bowl barrow (a prehistoric burial mound) at the eastern edge of the village is a scheduled monument.
Oxford and Cambridge University
On 14 February 1935, representatives of both the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge decided to meet at a spot equidistant between the two university cities, to put an end to the acrimonious relationship between them , metaphorically, to "bury the hatchet".
They chose Sherington’s Knoll, by the village pump at Sherington as being the location that satisfied their criterion.
A Latin prayer was read, then the four editors from the respective university magazines, namely Isis, Cherwell, Greensman and Granta read a speech. A dove of peace was released and water from the pump was washed over the university papers, to wash away the bitterness.
02Twin village
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- Sherington - North Bucks - geograph.org.uk - 195355.jpg by John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Laud's church - geograph.org.uk - 3209262.jpg by Philip Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 2.0
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