Middleton is an area of
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of Milton Keynes urban area, its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms t ...
, a city in
Buckinghamshire
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, England, and part of the
civil parish of Milton Keynes. Its historic centre is Milton Keynes Village, the village that in 1967 gave its name to the city of which it is now a small part.
It is delineated by Childs Way to the north, Tongwell Street to the east, Chaffron Way to the south and Brickhill Street to the west. The
River Ouzel
The River Ouzel , also known as the River Lovat, is a river in England, and a tributary of the River Great Ouse. It rises in the Chiltern Hills and flows north to join the Ouse at Newport Pagnell.
It is usually called the ''River Ouzel'', e ...
runs diagonally through it, from west to north.
History
The village was originally known as Middeltone (11th century); then later as Middelton Kaynes or Caynes (13th century); Milton Keynes (15th century); and Milton alias Middelton Gaynes (17th century). After the Norman invasion, the
de Cahaines family held the manor from 1166 to the late 13th century as well as others in the country (
Ashton Keynes
Ashton Keynes is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England which borders with Gloucestershire. The village is about south of Cirencester and west of Cricklade. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census the population of the ...
in Wiltshire,
Somerford Keynes
Somerford Keynes ( ; ) is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Cotswold District, Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, close to the River Thames and about 5 miles (8 km) from its source. It lies on the boundary ...
in Gloucestershire, and
Horsted Keynes
Horsted Keynes is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Mid Sussex District, Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The village is about north east of Haywards Heath, in the Weald. The civil parish is largely rur ...
in West Sussex). During this time the village became known as Middleton Keynes,
[ See last paragraph, at the start of line 5, "Middelton Keynes" ] eventually shortening to 'Milton Keynes'.
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 known as "Milton Keynes Village".
Education
Middleton has two schools, Middleton Primary School and
Oakgrove School, a secondary comprehensive. Both were built in the early 2000s, in the southwest of the district.
Civil parish
Early in the development of Milton Keynes (the city), the area surrounding Milton Keynes (the village) was given the name Middleton again. However, the civil parish is still called Milton Keynes, and has a joint parish council with
Broughton, called
Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council
Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council is a joint parish council for Milton Keynes and Broughton civil parishes in the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority, Buckinghamshire, England. The combined parish is one of a number within Milton K ...
.
Milton Keynes civil parish consists of Middleton and the neighbouring grid-squares of
Oakgrove, Fox Milne and
Pineham.
(The city centre has its own civil parish, called "
Central Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes is the central business district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and a civil parish in its own right, with a town council.
The district is approximately long by wide and occupies some of the highest land in ...
".)
Notes
References
External links
Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council web site
Areas of Milton Keynes
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