Little Brickhill is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. Located immediately to the west of the A5, it is just outside and overlooking the Milton Keynes urban area, about south-east of Central Milton Keynes, south-east of Fenny Stratford, and south-east of Woburn, Bedfordshire. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 444. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was referred to as Brichelle. This spelling also occurs in 1422, denoting the place where John Langon was the vicar.

The village has, for a long time, gathered most of its income from the Roman road Watling Street that passes through the parish from north-west to south-east, and anciently from a fair that was established in the village in 1228.

Amenities

The village had two public houses, The George and The Green Man, the latter is now closed and converted to homes. The George continues as a gastro pub.<!--Self citation is not allowed --> The post office that was housed in the village shop closed in 2008 which precipitated the closure of the shop itself.

Notable residents

  • Mark Frank (16121664), college head and theologian.

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  • Doreen E Adcock (19362020), who received the BEM for services to swimming having taught over 13,000 children in the Milton Keynes area to swim. She was also the winner of the BBC sports personality of the year unsung hero award, 2009. Doreen has a plaque on a bench in the village and also has a pillar in the Milton Keynes Rose ( https://miltonkeynesrose.org.uk/) dedicated to her achievements.
  • John Motson (19452023), the BBC football commentator.

See also

  • Great Brickhill
  • Bow Brickhill

References

  • Little Brickhill Parish Council