Aspley Guise
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  Aspley Guise shown within Bedfordshire |
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| Shire county | Bedfordshire |
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| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
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Aspley Guise is a village in Mid-Bedfordshire, England. It is just over the county border from Woburn Sands in the Borough of Milton Keynes.
Aspley Guise is notable as the location of The Rookery, a secluded Victorian mansion which was used by intelligence operatives during the Second World War.
It has three historic houses of note – Aspley House, Guise House and the Old House. The former was built in 1695 in the style of Christopher Wren and altered circa 1750 and again later. In the eighteenth century Guise House and its grounds were home to Aspley Classical Academy, a school said to rival Eton and Harrow. The Old House is timbered and dates from 1575 with some Georgian alterations.
The village has many charming examples of early Georgian architecture. The Parish Church is dedicated to St Botolph.
The village is served by Aspley Guise railway station, a small station on the Marston Vale Line.
Name derived from Aspelia De Guise or the aspen clearing of the De Guise family
Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service: Aspley Guise pages
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