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| Cublington | |
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 St. Nicholas' church, Cublington | |
  Cublington Location withinBuckinghamshire | |
| Population | 328 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP835225 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEIGHTON BUZZARD |
| Postcode district | LU7 |
| Dialling code | 01296 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
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Cublington is a village andcivil parish within theAylesbury Vale area ofBuckinghamshire, England.[3] It is about seven miles (11 km) north ofAylesbury. The village name isAnglo Saxon in origin, and means "Cubbel's estate". In theDomesday Book of 1086 it was recorded asCoblincote.
Theparishchurch ofSt Nicholas is built in theperpendicular style. The tower of the church is decorated with blanktracery windows. Inside, thechancel arch has unusualcorbels of a man and amonkey. At one time there was also a Methodist Chapel in the village.
500 yards (460 m) from the church is a small man-made hill, about 20 ft (6.1 m). high, known as "The Beacon", it is in fact themotte of a smallNormancastle.[4]
North west of the church the 18th-century stable block of the formermanor house survives. The building is made of brick, and agranary also survives built on anarcadedbasement. This is rare as granaries in the area tended to be built onstaddle stones. This type of agricultural building was generally raised from the ground to deterrodents.
Other houses of note include Old Manor Farm, a large low house with a recently created series of gardens; and opposite the church, the formerrectory, dating from the 18th century with more recent additions, and an informal garden, open to the public once or twice a year. Neales Farm is an H planhalf-timbered house dating from circa 1600.
The village has many old cottages, as well as small enclaves of newly built houses.
In 1971, the Report of theRoskill Commission on the London Airport expansion selected Cublington as the location of a proposed third airport forLondon on the basis ofCost Benefit Analysis.[5] One Commission member, plannerColin Buchanan, produced a dissenting report rejecting the proposal to build on Cublington as "an environmental disaster".[6] The government later rejected the Roskill recommendation on environmental grounds, in favour of a site atMaplin Sands,Foulness.[7][8]
The village pub is called "The Unicorn".
In World War 2, the pub and village were popular destinations for personnel serving at nearbyRAF Wing and the military hospital, built on the eastern edge of Cublington.
Cublington boasts two tennis courts, a trout and coarse fishing lake and a cricket club. The cricket club celebrated its 150th anniversary of the first recorded match in 2013. At senior level, the club runs 2 senior League teams on Saturdays as well as a Sunday side and an occasional Strollers Sunday side.
The nearest shop/post office and secondary school are 2.5 miles east of Cublington in the village of Wing, with Wingrave, also 2.5 miles away, offering a Church of England First and Middle school. The nearest doctor's surgery is in Wing.
There are regular bus services to Cublington from Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard.
