Fairfields is a district and

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that covers a large new development area on the western flank of

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, England. As the first tier of Local Government, the parish council is responsible for the people who live and work in this area of Milton Keynes. It is bounded by Calverton Lane (the Monks Way (H3) alignment west of Watling Street),

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(V4), the Ridgeway (H1) reserve route, and a hedgerow line with Calverton CP. The district covers (including open space) and is projected to have 2,220 homes and of employment land.

Origins

The (

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) land it occupies was previously part of Fairfields Farm, in Calverton, a rural parish that is now just outside the

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. In 2004, the Government decided on the further expansion of Milton Keynes and accordingly designated land on the eastern and western flanks for this purpose.Milton Keynes to double in size over next 20 years
Peter Hetherington, regional affairs editor,

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, 6 Jan 2004 Along with the adjacent parish of

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(and Broughton on the eastern flank), this is the part of the implementation of that decision.

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