| The village name
is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Oak Field'. In the Doomsday Book
of 1086 it was called Achelei.
The village became a parish in
its own right in 1154 when a new church was constructed within the
old village. This church was replaced by a newer version in 1854
dedicated to St James the Apostle, though this second church fell
into such disrepair, that in 1979 it was demolished.
The
village is one of 5 adjacent villages comprising the Parish of
North Buckingham. Church services are held regularly twice a month in
the Akeley C of E school hall or occasionally in the village hall.
Alternatively regular services are held just one and a half miles
distant in both Lillingstone Dayrell and Maids Moreton churches, both
part of North Bucks Parish. Akeley
was once home to a medieval
deer park
, and a school where poor children were taught to make lace. Today
Akeley is host to an annual horticultural show, which has been run
since 1976.
The
village
of
Akeley
lies in north
Buckinghamshire
,
England
, situated about 3 miles north of Buckingham on the Towcester road
(A413). Adjacent villages are Lillingstone Dayrell to the north and
Maids Moreton to the south.
According to the 2001 census the parish
had a population of 545 and is also a civil parish.
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