Simpson, Milton Keynes
Template:Redirect Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK place Simpson is a village in Milton Keynes, England. It was one of the villages of historic Buckinghamshire that was included in the "New City" in 1967. It is located south of the centre, just north of Fenny Stratford.
Simpson is now part of the civil parish of Simpson and Ashland, which also includes Ashland and West Ashland.<ref>Simpson and Ashland Parish Council website</ref>
History
The village name is derived from Old English, and means 'Sigewine's farm or settlement'.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Siwinestone.<ref name=VCH>Template:Cite book</ref>
In the mid 19th century the village was described as "in appearance, one of the most wretched of many miserable villages in the county".<ref name=Sheahan>Template:Cite book</ref> According to Sheahan, until about 1830 "during the wintertime, the main road [LondonTemplate:NdashNorthampton] was generally impassable, without wading through water three feet deep, for a distance of about 200 yards";<ref name=Sheahan /> he goes on to state that "chiefly through the exertions of Mr. C. Warren, the road has been raised by 3 and a half feet". Charles Warren was the owner of Simpson House and was a substantial landowner and contractor. It would have been in his interest to alleviate flooding in the village, although there is no other documentary evidence that he was directly involved in the improvement works.
Simpson was an ancient parish, which included part of Fenny Stratford.<ref name=VCH /> It became a civil parish in 1866, but in 1934 the civil parish was abolished and absorbed by Bletchley Urban District,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which itself was abolished in 1974 to become part of the Milton Keynes District.
Ecumenical Church of St Thomas the Apostle
The church building dates from the early fourteenth century.<ref name=VCH /> By 1847, Simpson, or Sympson, like other ecclesiastical parishes in Buckinghamshire, had been transferred to the Diocese of Oxford. St Thomas is one of the five churches in the Woughton Ecumenical Partnership, which was established in 1977.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Among the historical features of the church is a hagioscope, or leper-squint.
Education
There is one school currently in Simpson:
Charles Warren Academy, a primary school for children aged 4–11 years. The current headteacher is Jo Goldsmith. It was previously known as Simpson County Combined School.
Walnuts School, a school for pupils with special educational needs used to be located at Simpson, but it has now moved to Hazeley, the west corner of Milton Keynes.