North Crawley
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK place North Crawley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.<ref>Parishes in Milton Keynes Template:Webarchive - Milton Keynes Council.</ref> It is located near the border with Bedfordshire, about Template:Convert east of Newport Pagnell, and Template:Convert north-east of Central Milton Keynes.
The village name 'Crawley' is an Old English language word, and means 'clearing frequented by crows'.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was referred to as Crauelai.<ref name="VCH">Template:Cite book</ref> In manorial records in 1197 the area was split into Great Crawley and Little Crawley.<ref name ="VCH" /> The prefix 'North' was added sometime in the 15th century.<ref name ="VCH" />Template:Efn Local speculation has it that the prefix was added to distinguish the village from the town of Crawley in West Sussex but supporting historical evidence remains unlikely to be found. The hamlet of Little Crawley still exists under that name.
Anciently North Crawley was the location of a monastery dedicated to Saint Firmin. The monastery was recorded in the Domesday Book, though had fallen into such decay by the Dissolution of the Monasteries that little notice was taken of it, and it fell into ruin shortly afterwards. The Anglican parish church continues to be dedicated to the saint.
The village has a number of different societies. They range form the Women's Institute and Masonic Lodges to the Historical Society. There is also North Crawley Cricket Club and North Crawley Bowls Club.
There are two public houses in North Crawley. One named The Cock, the other named The Chequers. There also used to be a third pub named The Castle in North Crawley.
Church of St Firmin
The parish church is a Grade I listed building.<ref name="NHLE">Template:NHLE</ref> The West tower and nave date from Template:Circa 1100, south aisle about 1210.<ref name="NHLE" /> "At the end of the 13th century the chancel was rebuilt. The date is fixed with fair certainty by an inscription cut in Lombardic capitals beneath the external sill of the east window".<ref name ="VCH" />