Clifton Reynes
| Clifton Reynes | |
|---|---|
| OS Grid Reference: | SP903513 |
| Lat/Lon: | Template:Coor dm NW |
| Population: | ??? |
| Formal status: | Village |
| Administration | |
| Borough: | Milton Keynes |
| Region: | South East England |
| Nation: | England |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | OLNEY |
| Postcode: | MK46 |
| Dialling Code: | 01234 |
Clifton Reynes is a village in Milton Keynes, England, though prior to the administrative boundary change in 1995 it was in Buckinghamshire. It is located about a mile east of Olney.
The village name comes in two parts: the former name 'Clifton' is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Cliff farm', referring to the village's position on a cliff on a bank of the River Ouse. The latter name 'Reynes' refers to the ancient lords of the manor of the village, whose family name this was. In the Domesday Book on 1086 Clifton Reynes was recorded as Cliftone.
The parish church dedicated to St Mary (unusually for a Buckinghamshire church) is completely castelated: even the gables are embattled. The tower is thought to be Norman, however the top is later probably 14th century
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