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| Gayhurst | |
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  Gayhurst Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| Population | 128 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP849466 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT PAGNELL |
| Postcode district | MK16 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Gayhurst is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.[2] It is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) NNW of Newport Pagnell, and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Central Milton Keynes.
The village name is an Old English language word meaning 'wooded hill where goats are kept'.[3] In the Domesday Book in 1086 it was recorded as Gateherst; later names include Goathurst.[4] At that time the manor was owned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux.[4]
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Gayhurst (E04001254)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Contact your Parish, Town or Community Council". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Key to English place names". Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ a b William Paige, ed. (1927). "Parishes : Gayhurst". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. Constable & Co. Ltd. pp. 343–347.