Quainton

Also known as Quainton Malet, Quainton, Buckinghamshire

Quainton (formerly Quainton Malet) is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, north-west of Aylesbury. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,295. The village has two churches (Anglican and Baptist), a school and one public house. The location means that while many commute to London, others are employed in neighbouring towns and villages.

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Place details

Locality: Quainton
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 913
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Quainton
UK place.static_image_name: Almshouses, Church Street, Quainton - geograph.org.uk - 6387839.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Quainton church and 17th-century Winwood Almshouses
UK place.population: 1,292
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.os_grid_reference: SP745201
UK place.london_distance: SE
UK place.civil_parish: Quainton
UK place.unitary_england: Buckinghamshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Buckinghamshire
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.country: England
UK place.post_town: AYLESBURY
UK place.postcode_area: HP
UK place.postcode_district: HP22
UK place.dial_code: 01296
UK place.constituency_westminster: Buckingham and Bletchley

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1292
Image: Quainton UK 2.gif
Dialing code: 01296

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Commons category: Quainton
postal code: HP22
OS grid reference: SP745201

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Contents

Early history
Historic buildings
Winwood Almshouses
Quainton Windmill
Other features
Education
Transport
Rail
Buses
Notable people
References
External links

==Early history== thumb|left|The remains of the preaching cross on the Village Green. Its name is Old English and means ''Queen's Estate (cwen tun). It is not known to which queen this refers, but possibly the queen was Edith, the wife of Edward the Confessor. Known as "Fair Edith", she held manors in this part of Buckinghamshire, including a hunting lodge at Mentmore. Edward the Confessor had a palace at nearby Brill.