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The City of Milton Keynes is a borough with city status, in Buckinghamshire, England. [3] It is the northernmost district of the South East England Region . The borough abuts Bedfordshire , Northamptonshire and the remainder of Buckinghamshire.
Milton Keynes (Village) is the original village to which the New Town owes its name. [19] The original village is still evident, with a pleasant thatched pub, village hall, church and traditional housing. The area around the village has reverted to its 11th century name of Middleton (Middeltone). [126]
During this time the village became known as Middleton Keynes, [3] eventually shortening to 'Milton Keynes'. [6] The original core village of the district, along Walton Road and Broughton Road, has retained its "Milton Keynes" road signs and has several rural village houses and a thatched pub which dates back to the 13th century. It is now ...
The Milton Keynes Hoard of Bronze Age torcs and bracelets, on display at the British Museum. This is primarily a residential district based around a large circular recreational area and a combined school. Monkston Park is near to the River Ouzel and has its own small local centre and a nearby 'village green'.
Loughton / ˈ l aʊ t ən / is an ancient village and modern district. The village spreads between Watling Street and the modern A5 road. It is just to the west of Central Milton Keynes, with pedestrian access over the A5 to Milton Keynes Central railway station. The original village has now been incorporated into the modern 'grid square' of ...
Weston Underwood is a village and civil parish [2] in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile west of Olney . The village name 'Weston' is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'western estate', [ 3 ] possibly referring to the situation of the village in relation to Olney.
Gayhurst is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. [2] It is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) NNW of Newport Pagnell, and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Central Milton Keynes. The village name is an Old English language word meaning 'wooded hill where goats are kept'. [3]
Following local government re-organisation in 1974, [3] the new Milton Keynes Borough Council initially operated out of the offices of the five councils it had replaced, although it relocated to Sherwood House (later known as Challenge House) in Bletchley in late 1974. [4] [5] The new borough council decided to commission dedicated civic offices.