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The village name 'Brickhill' is a compound of of 1086 the village was referred to as ''Brichelle''. The village has, for a long time, gathered most of its income from the Roman Road Watling Street that passes through the Parish from north-west to south-east, and anciently from a Market that was established in the village in 1228 . At one time the county Assize Court s were held in Little Brickhill, making it adversely larger than nearby Great Brickhill . The last time the assizes were heard here was in 1638 . Between 1561 and 1620 the names of a number of executed criminals appear in the burial register of the village. The village is also the final resting place of Dame V.Bushell {Link without Title} , who was most well known for the "Veritas" movement, highlighting the plight of women in the village. SEE ALSO |
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