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The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and this name is suggested by one source to mean 'settlement of Wiwa's family' however later sources suggest that a closer translation is 'settlement of the idols' suggesting a pre- Christian religious site. Whichever translation is correct the nearby village of Wingrave has the same Etymological root as does the nearby Hamlet of Wingbury . In the Domesday Book of 1086 Wing was recorded as ''Witehunge'', though previously it was known as ''Weowungum''. An ancient track, part of the pre-historic Icknield Way linking Oxford with Cambridge , once passed through the village. This was still in use in the Medieval period and led to an increase in the village's size, though with the advent of modern roads and Motorway s this is less used today. As early as the finds appears to suggest. is at the entrance to the church yard.]] Wing leapt to fame in the was expanded instead. A World War II -vintage RAF airfield at Wing is now a chicken farm, though the layout of the runways can still be discerned from the air. One feature of Wing is its surprising number of Public House s. For a village of under 5,000 people there are 4 pubs and a social club. Perhaps unrelated is the fact that Wing is one of the few villages in Buckinghamshire to require its own Police Station . There are two schools in Wing. Overstone Primary School for children aged 4-12 and Cottesloe School - educating those of secondary age (12-18). Ascott House a home of the Rothschild family is situated in the parish. EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES
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