Shenley Brook End

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Shenley Brook End
Shenley Brook End (Buckinghamshire)
Shenley Brook End

Shenley Brook End shown within Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference SP831352
Unitary authority Milton Keynes
Ceremonial county Buckinghamshire
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district MK5
Dialling code 01908
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Milton Keynes South West
List of places: UKEnglandBuckinghamshire

Coordinates: 52°00′32″N 0°47′20″W / 52.009, -0.789

Shenley Brook End is a village, district and civil parish in Milton Keynes England. Together with its neighbouring parish, Shenley Church End and the districts of Shenley Wood and Shenley Lodge, the districts are collectively known as "The Shenleys".

The name 'Shenley' is an Old English language word meaning 'bright clearing'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the area was collectively known as Senelai.

The distinction between the Brook End and the Church End happened in the 12th century when a new manor house was constructed in Shenley Brook End by the Mansell family. However by 1426 the two manors were owned by the same person and the distinction between the two places was in name only.

Today, the historic village is the core of the new district that bears its name. The district is bounded by V2 Tattenhoe Street, V3 Fulmer Street, H6 Childs Way and H7 Chaffron Way.

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It has primary school, Long Meadow, and a secondary school, Shenley Brook End School, one of the best schools in Milton Keynes[1].

[edit] Civil parish

The parish includes Shenley Lodge, Furzton, Shenley Brook End, Emerson Valley, Westcroft, Tattenhoe (including Kingsmead, Howe Park Wood and Snelshall East) and Tatenhoe Park (including Snelshall West). The parish is bounded to the north-east by V4 Watling Street, to the north-west by H6 Childs Way, to the south-west by the borough boundary with Aylesbury Vale (at Whaddon) and to the south-east by H8/A421 Standing Way.

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