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Olney (, rarely ) is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes, South East England, United Kingdom.〔(Parishes in Milton Keynes ) – Milton Keynes Council.〕 It is also part of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, with a population of around 6,500 people.〔2011 census〕 It lies on the River Great Ouse, very close to the borders with Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire and equidistant from Northampton, Bedford and Milton Keynes. It has easy access to the M1 at Junction 14 (approximately seven miles) and fast train links to London from Milton Keynes Central or Bedford (each approximately twelve miles distant). It is a popular tourist destination, perhaps best known for the Olney Pancake Race and for the Olney Hymns by William Cowper and John Newton. == History == First mentioned as ''Ollanege'' in 932,〔''Oxford Dictionary of Placenames'' (ed. A.D. Mills and Adrian Room, 2002, Oxford University Press)〕 the town has a history as a lace-making centre. During the English Civil War, Olney was the site of the Battle of Olney Bridge.〔(Town re-enacts battle of 1643 ) – Milton Keynes Citizen, 8 May 2008〕 In the late 18th century, William Cowper and John Newton collaborated here on what became known as the Olney Hymns. John Newton, author of the hymn "Amazing Grace," was curate of Olney and is buried here. His guest was William Cowper (English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)). The town has the Cowper and Newton Museum dedicated to them. The museum was adapted from Cowper's former residence, which was given to the town in 1905 by the publisher William Hill Collingridge (who had been born in the house). Newton was succeeded as curate in Olney by the biblical commentator Thomas Scott (1747–1821). The hamlet of Olney Park Farm to the north of the town of Olney derives its name from a park established in 1374 by Ralph, Third Baron Bassett of Sapcote in Leicester. In 1861 it attained civil parish status, but was subsequently incorporated into an enlarged Olney civil parish around 1931.〔(British History online - Olney Park Farm ), Accessed 1 August 2014〕〔(A Vision of History Through Time Olney Park Farm ), Accessed 1 August 2014〕 Olney formerly had its own railway station on the line from Bedford to Northampton, but the line was closed in 1962.〔(THE NORTHAMPTON – OLNEY- BEDFORD (LMS) RAILWAY: A View from Olney ) – Milton Keynes Heritage Association〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olney, Buckinghamshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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