Civil Parish
Haversham is in the civil parish of Haversham-cum-Little Linford, which also includes Little Linford, and had a population of 803 according to the 2001 census. This merged parish was formed in 1934 following a County Review order. It formed part of the Newport Pagnell Rural District until 1974, when it became part of the borough of Milton Keynes.
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