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Great Holm
Loughton () is an ancient village and modern district in the civil parish of Loughton and Great Holm in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The village spreads between Watling Street and the modern A5 road, to the west of, and about 1 mile from, Central Milton Keynes. Historic Loughton The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Luhha's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as ''Lochintone''.'Parishes : Loughton' , A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 395–401. Date accessed: 14 September 2010 |
Loughton And Great Holm
The civil parish of Loughton and Great Holm includes the districts of Loughton, Great Holm, the National Bowl and Elfield Park, West Rooksley, Loughton Lodge, and Knowlhill in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is bordered by H4 Dansteed Way to the north, V4 Watling Street to the west, a tiny stretch of H8 Standing Way to the south, and the West Coast Main Line to the east. It was renamed from Loughton to Loughton and Great Holm in 2013 Loughton Loughton is an ancient village and modern district. The village spreads between Watling Street and the modern A5 road (Great Britain), A5 road. It is to the west of, and about 1 mile from, Central Milton Keynes, with pedestrian access to Milton Keynes Central railway station. The original village has now been incorporated into the modern 'grid square' of Loughton. However much of the character of the old village remains; to the north-east of Bradwell Road the area bounded by School Lane and Church Lane contains the Chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |