Middleton is a district and civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,720[1]. The district is centred on Milton Keynes Village, the village that gave its name[2] to the new city of Milton Keynes. The village was originally known as "Middleton", which later became worn down to "Milton". After the Norman invasion, the Cahaines family held the manor from 1166 to the late 13th century as well as others in the country (Ashton Keynes, Somerford Keynes, and Horsted Keynes). During this time the village became known as Middleton de Keynes eventually shortening to Milton Keynes. [3] After the development of Milton Keynes (the city), the original village it was named after became generally known as Middleton again, although the civil parish is still formally called Milton Keynes, and has a joint parish council with Broughton, Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council[1]. (The civil parish for the new centre is called "Central Milton Keynes"). The original core village of the district has retained its "Milton Keynes" road signs and has an attractive collection of rural village houses and a thatched pub.
References
- ^ Borough of Milton Keynes population statistics, 2001 Census data, page 20
- ^ An apparently popular - but incorrect - myth is that the city was named after two influential 20th century economists: Milton Friedman and John Maynard Keynes
- ^ Woodfield, Paul. A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Development Corporation, 1996.
External links
- Middleton (Milton Keynes Village) is at coordinates Coordinates:
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| Astwood · Bletchley and Fenny Stratford · Bow Brickhill · Bradwell · Bradwell Abbey · Broughton · Calverton · Campbell Park · Castlethorpe · Central Milton Keynes · Chicheley · Clifton Reynes · Cold Brayfield · Emberton · Gayhurst · Great Linford · Hanslope · Hardmead · Haversham cum Little Linford · Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow · Lathbury · Lavendon · Little Brickhill · Loughton · Milton Keynes (Middleton) · Moulsoe · New Bradwell · Newport Pagnell · Newton Blossomville · North Crawley · Olney · Ravenstone · Shenley Brook End · Shenley Church End · Sherington · Simpson · Stantonbury · Stoke Goldington · Stony Stratford · Tyringham and Filgrave · Walton · Warrington · Wavendon · West Bletchley · Weston Underwood · Woburn Sands · Wolverton and Greenleys · Woughton |
