Weedon Hill
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Weedon Hill is a Major Development Area (MDA) to the north-west of Aylesbury
, Buckinghamshire
, England. It is one of two new major housing projects in Aylesbury, the other being Berryfields
, to the west. The aim is that by 2021 these two areas will provide 3,000 new homes between them. In 2010 the district council decided that as of May 2011 Berryfields and Weedon Hill would join up to form a new parish
, separate from neighbouring villages.
The development is on the area of land to the north of Aylesbury where the Battle of Aylesbury
is reputed to have taken place in 1642. Because of this special attention was paid to the area in the pre-construction archaeological excavation carried out in 2008, however only 24 musket
shot were found. However as the 247 bodies of the dead soldiers who had lain in that field were reburied in Hardwick
in 1818, it is likely that any artefacts would have been reburied with them. In plans for the new estate roads have been named after important figures from the battle, including Prince Rupert
Drive and Colonel Grantham Avenue.
The first houses to have been built in Weedon Hill are part of the Buckingham Park development. This is also the location of the new Buckingham Park Community Centre.
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England. It is one of two new major housing projects in Aylesbury, the other being Berryfields
Berryfields
Berryfields is a Major Development Area to the north-west of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. It is one of two new major housing projects in Aylesbury, the other being Weedon Hill, to the east. The aim is that by 2021 these two areas will provide 3,000 new homes between them...
, to the west. The aim is that by 2021 these two areas will provide 3,000 new homes between them. In 2010 the district council decided that as of May 2011 Berryfields and Weedon Hill would join up to form a new parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
, separate from neighbouring villages.
The development is on the area of land to the north of Aylesbury where the Battle of Aylesbury
Battle of Aylesbury
On the 1 November 1642, Royalist forces, under the command of Prince Rupert engaged Aylesbury's Parliamentarian garrison, at Holman's Bridge a few miles to the north of Aylesbury town...
is reputed to have taken place in 1642. Because of this special attention was paid to the area in the pre-construction archaeological excavation carried out in 2008, however only 24 musket
Musket
A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer....
shot were found. However as the 247 bodies of the dead soldiers who had lain in that field were reburied in Hardwick
Hardwick, Buckinghamshire
Hardwick is both a village and a civil parish within the Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Aylesbury Vale, about four miles north of Aylesbury....
in 1818, it is likely that any artefacts would have been reburied with them. In plans for the new estate roads have been named after important figures from the battle, including Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, KG, FRS was a noted soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century...
Drive and Colonel Grantham Avenue.
The first houses to have been built in Weedon Hill are part of the Buckingham Park development. This is also the location of the new Buckingham Park Community Centre.