Astwood, Buckinghamshire
Astwood is a village in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the border with Bedfordshire, approximately east of Newport Pagnell, west of Bedford and north-east of Central Milton Keynes.
The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means "east wood".
Buildings and landmarks
Most of the older buildings in the village have thatched roofs making for a quaint rural setting.The churchyard of the parish church of St Peter is considered by some as being one of the prettiest in the county. The Grade II-listed church dates from 1154 and includes a 14th-century window, bells dating from the 15th and 17th centuries, and a clock installed in 1774. It was closed to public worship in 2015, and in 2025, the church was put up for sale with planning permission for conversion into a three-bedroom home.