Great Horwood and Singleborough is a large parish in North Buckinghamshire containing two settlements – a medium-sized village (Great Horwood) and a small but separate hamlet (Singleborough). The Parish lies midway between Buckingham to the West and Milton Keynes to the East, and some 14 miles North of Aylesbury, the county town. It is an independent community with a distinctively mixed and lively character in a charming rural environment.
Great Horwood (or Horwode Magna) is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1081.The name Horwood derives from the old English words horrh and wude and means “filthy” or “muddy” wood.The name Singleborough means “gravel hill”.
In January 2006 there were 400 houses with 1100 adults and children living in the Parish.
We produced and published our Parish Plan in April 2006 setting out our vision for the future of our community and the full plan document can be viewed and downloaded from the "Further Information" page of this website.
