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Moulsoe

Moulsoe is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the border with Bedfordshire, and just east of the M1, situated about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) ESE of Newport Pagnell, and about 5 miles (8.0 km) NNE of Central Milton Keynes. The main road through the village is the Newport Road coming from the west, changing to the Cranfield Road going east at a bend by the church.

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Moulsoe
The Parish Church - St Mary's of the Assumption
Moulsoe
Location within Buckinghamshire
Map
Interactive map of Moulsoe
Population332 (2021 census)1
OS grid referenceSP910419
Civil parish
  • Moulsoe
District
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWPORT PAGNELL
Postcode districtMK16
Dialling code01908
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

Moulsoe is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.2 It is on the border with Bedfordshire, and just east of the M1, situated about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) ESE of Newport Pagnell, and about 5 miles (8.0 km) NNE of Central Milton Keynes. The main road through the village is the Newport Road coming from the west, changing to the Cranfield Road going east at a bend by the church.

The village name is an Old English language word which means 'Mul's hill spur'.3 In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Moleshou.4

There are several old thatched dwellings. Other buildings are of brick apart from some concrete council houses to the west. The parish church dates from the 14th century and is a Grade I listed building.5 There is an inn, the Carrington Arms, and a village hall, the Millennium Hall.6

Caldecote

Caldecote (52°04′23″N 0°42′54″W / 52.073°N 0.715°W / 52.073; -0.715} is a tiny hamlet off Willen Raod at the northeast corner of the parish, notable because of it being mentioned in Domesday because it had two watermills.7

Milton Keynes East

Milton Keynes East (also MK East) is a substantial new development at the northern end of the parish, with strategic development approval for 5,000 houses and 105 hectares (260 acres) for employment.8

  • Yew Tree Cottage, Newport Road
    Yew Tree Cottage, Newport Road
  • The Carrington Arms, Cranfield Road
    The Carrington Arms, Cranfield Road
  • St Mary's church, view from Newport Road
    St Mary's church, view from Newport Road
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "PP012 - Age". NOMIS (Office for National Statisitcs., then select Milton Keynes, then this parish
  2. "Contact your Parish, Town or Community Council". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Key to English place names". Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  4. moulsoe.net/history.htm
  5. Historic England (17 November 1966). "Church of St. Mary (1212922)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  6. www.milton-keynes.gov.uk Deprecated link archived 2012-12-23 at archive.today Moulsoe Millennium Hall
  7. "Buckinghamshire A-E". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  8. Milton Keynes City Council (March 2020). "Milton Keynes East | Strategic Urban Extension Development Framework | Supplementary Planning Document" (PDF).
External links

Media related to Moulsoe at Wikimedia Commons

  • Moulsoe on Ordnance Survey (1901). "Buckinghamshire Sheet XX.2" (Map). OS 25-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952. 1:2,500. Ordnance Survey – via National Library of Scotland.
  • Caldecote on Ordnance Survey (1925). "Buckinghamshire Sheet X.6" (Map). OS 25-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952. 1:2,500. Ordnance Survey – via National Library of Scotland.