In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Simpson like this:
SIMPSON, or Sympson, a village and a parish in Newport-Pagnell district, Bucks. The village stands on the river Ouzeland the Grand Junction canal, 1½ mile N of Fenny-Stratford, and 2 NE of Bletchley r. station. The parish contains also part of Fenny-Stratford, which has a post-office under Bletchley Station. Acres, 1,330. Rated property, £3,360. Pop., 562. Houses, 124. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £330.* Patron, Sir J. Hanmer, Bart. The church is plain. There are a Methodist chapel, and charities £70.
Simpson through time
Simpson is now part of Milton Keynes district. Click here for graphs and data of how Milton Keynes has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Simpson itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Simpson, in Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3715
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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