Towns & cities · West Midlands
Passenham
Passenham — village in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wolverton · 4.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Passenham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: MK19. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.0480°, -0.8640°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Passenham is a small village in West Northamptonshire, England. It is just north of the River Great Ouse, which forms the boundary with Buckinghamshire, and close to (but separated by the river from) Stony Stratford in Milton Keynes. The village's name means 'Passa's hemmed-in land'.
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Background
Description
The Stony Stratford Hoard was found in 1789, possibly near Passenham. It is not known where it originally came from or how it got there. Even the location of the find-spot is somewhat speculative, since the only recorded information is in a Minute of a June 1813 meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of London, which identifies the find spot as "Windmill Field, near Stony Stratford". Historians Brown and Roberts conjectured that the field concerned is the one in nearby Passenham; other Northamptonshire sources concur. shows a windmill on the east side of the road leading south into Passenham, a little to the north of Manor Farm.) Brown and Roberts also identified crop markings at the east…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0480, -0.8640
- District
- West Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Old Stratford
- Postcode
- MK19
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Nearest railway station
- Wolverton — 4.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q592420 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Passenham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Passenham Church - geograph.org.uk - 381182.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Passenham?
- Passenham is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode MK19), in the parish of Old Stratford.
- Is Passenham free to visit?
- Yes, Passenham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Passenham?
- The nearest railway station is Wolverton, about 4.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode MK19.