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Silverstone city overview
Silverstone is a city in England shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forSilverstone, Key city of England, Silverstone planning base 3, Silverstone planning base 4
RegionEnglandEngland
Time zoneEurope/Londonlocal time
Founded404historical origin
City history
404. External links Media related to Silverstone at Wikimedia Commons
The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Silvestone and Selvestone. Parish church Silverstone had a chapel by 1200 CE.
In about 1780 the medieval building was replaced by a Georgian one, which was enlarged by the addition of a chancel in 1841 and a north aisle and vestry in 1852.
Linnell Brothers still operate a woodyard to this day. References Further reading Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973).
Silverstone University Technical College opened at the circuit in September 2013.
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England.
The entire church was demolished in the 1880s and replaced by the present Church of England parish church of Saint Michael, which is a Gothic Revival building designed by James Piers St Aubyn and.
On the north side of the parish churchyard are the remains of medieval fish ponds. Facilities The village has one public house: the White Horse Inn.
About one-half mile (one kilometre) south of the village is the Silverstone Circuit, a former Royal Air Force World War II bomber base and now the traditional home of the British Grand Prix, a.
Adjacent to Silverstone Circuit is Silverstone Park, a business park operated by MEPC plc, with a focus on engineering and high-tech activities.
In the Middle Ages, the village trade was primarily in timber from the surrounding Whittlewood forest through the use of coppicing.
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Silverstone
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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