Simpson is a village in Milton Keynes, England. It was one of the villages of historic Buckinghamshire that was included in the "New City" in 1967. It is located south of the centre, just north of Fenny Stratford.
Simpson is now part of the civil parish of Simpson and Ashland, which also includes Ashland and West Ashland.
History
The village name is derived from Old English, and means 'Sigewine's farm or settlement'. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Siwinestone. The site of the medieval manor house (between the village and Caldecotte Lake) is a scheduled monument.
In the mid 19th century the village was described as "in appearance, one of the most wretched of many miserable villages in the county". According to Sheahan, until about 1830 "during the wintertime, the main road [LondonNorthampton] was generally impassable, without wading through water three feet deep, for a distance of about 200 yards"; which itself was abolished in 1974 to become part of the Milton Keynes District.
<span class="anchor" id="Church"></span> Ecumenical Church of St Thomas the Apostle
thumb|Exterior sculpture at Ecumenical Church of St Thomas the Apostle
The church building dates from the early fourteenth century. Among the historical features of the church is a hagioscope, or leper-squint.
Education
There is one school, the Charles Warren Academy, a primary school for children aged 4–11 years. It was previously known as Simpson County Combined School.