Stowe (Buckinghamshire)
| Stowe | |
|---|---|
| Basic data | |
| status | Civil Parish |
| region | South East England |
| Unitary Authority | Buckinghamshire |
| country | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| population | 854 (2001) |
| prefix | 01280 |
| Post Code | MK18 |
Stowe is a village in Buckinghamshire Unitary Authority , England, and is two miles northwest of Buckingham . One corner in the Silverstone Circuit is named after the village.
In Stowe House , among other things, famous for its English landscape garden , the Stowe School , a 1923 founded boarding school ( boarding school ) home.
history
The village was originally built during the reign of the Anglo-Saxons . Stowe was named after an ancient, sacred site to some Anglo-Saxon notables. It was first abandoned in the middle of the 17th century when the noble politician Sir Peter Temple (1592–1653) created a large deer park nearby. The small church has been preserved from that time and Christian services are held there every Sunday. On the edge of the village are the hamlets of Boycott , Dadford and Lamport .
John Vanbrugh erected a pyramid in the gardens in 1726, which was dedicated to the memory of this poet and architect after his death that same year.
Stowe House
The Viscount Cobham used to live in Stowe House . Today it houses the Stowe School. The building and garden, which includes many monuments, were accepted into the National Trust in 1990 and are partially open to the public.
Stowe in movies
Because of its beautiful landscape, Stowe has been the location of many films, including a .:
- In the good like in the bad days
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- The star wanderer
- Sign of life - Proof of Life
- James Bond 007 - The world is not enough
- The Wolfman
Individual evidence
- ^ Sascha Winter: Tomb culture and garden art around 1800. In: Tomb culture in Germany. Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-496-02824-6 , p. 50
Coordinates: 52 ° 1 ′ N , 1 ° 1 ′ W