Weedon, Buckinghamshire

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Weedon is a village to the north of Aylesbury and south of Hardwick in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the parish of Weedon.

The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'hill with a heathen temple'. In records dated 1066 the village was recorded as Weodune.

Weedon has a Methodist Chapel and a pub called the "Five Elms".

Land within the parish, to the southwest of the village and adjacent to the northern edge of Aylesbury has been designated a Major Development Area - Weedon Hill - which when complete will comprise 850 houses along with a local centre, a secondary school and the new Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station.

The village people themselves believe in various different tales, for example there has been a legend of a headless horseman around the area for a very long time, there are also strong pagan/wiccan ties to the village.

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