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Woburn Sands
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Woburn Sands
Woburn Sands
Population 2,916 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SP927360
Civil parish
  • Woburn Sands
  • Aspley Guise
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district MK17
Dialling code 01908
EU Parliament South East England
Website Woburn Sands Town Council
List of places
UK
England
52°00′54″N 0°38′56″W / 52.015°N 0.649°W / 52.015; -0.649

Woburn Sands is a town that straddles the border between Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire in England, and also is part of the Milton Keynes urban area. The larger part of the town is in Woburn Sands civil parish, which is in the Borough of Milton Keynes, Smaller parts of the town are in the neighbouring parishes of Aspley Guise and Aspley Heath (in Central Bedfordshire). The meandering boundary between Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire means the Lower and Middle Schools that serve all of the town are both in Aspley Guise CP. Bedfordshire Police and Thames Valley Police both deal with law enforcement issues in the town. At the 2011 Census, the population of the civil parish (only) was 2,916, that of the built-up area (including much of Aspley Guise) was 5,959. Woburn Sands, Aspley Guise and Aspley Heath each has its own centre but together the three settlements are a contiguous built-up area.

History

The earliest evidence of settlement is an Iron Age hill fort dating from around 500 BC, called Danesborough Camp which is located to the southwest of the present town.

The village name was originally Hogsty End, one of Wavendon's four 'ends' (along with Church End, Cross End and Lower End) but by Victorian times, this un-picturesque name had fallen out of favour, and Woburn Sands had taken over as the accepted name. There is a local story that a schoolmaster was unable to attract business to his "Hogsty End Academy", and was one of the first to promote the use of the new name, but in fact it had been in use before this.

The town had a reputation as a health spa because of the micro-climate, and people would come from far and wide to "take the airs".


Transport

The town is served by Woburn Sands railway station which co-serves the south end of Wavendon. The station is on the Marston Vale line, three closely placed stops east of Bletchley railway station, a junction station with the West Coast Main Line.

The town is situated roughly midway between Woburn and the designated area of Milton Keynes, and is close to Junction 13 of the M1 motorway, about 2 mi (3 km) east of the town.

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