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The Milton Keynes Hoard of Bronze Age torcs and bracelets, on display at the British Museum. This history of Milton Keynes details its development from the earliest human settlements, through the plans for a 'new city' for 250,000 people in northern Southeast England, its subsequent urban design and development, to the present day.
Bancroft Roman Villa is a Roman villa in the Bancroft district of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England. Originally a winged-corridor house, the villa eventually became a grand building with mosaics and a formal garden. The principal rooms have been marked out in Bancroft Park and the fish-pond has been reconstructed.
Bletchley Park is an English country house and estate in Bletchley, Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire), that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War. The mansion was constructed during the years following 1883 for the financier and politician Herbert Leon in the Victorian Gothic , Tudor and Dutch Baroque ...
The Milton Keynes Hoard is a hoard of Bronze Age gold found in September 2000 in a field at Monkston Park in Milton Keynes, England. [1] The hoard consisted of two torcs, three bracelets, and a fragment of bronze rod contained in a pottery vessel. [2] The inclusion of pottery in the find enabled it to be dated to around 1150–800 BC. [1]
Milton Keynes (/ k iː n z / ⓘ KEENZ) is a city [c] in Buckinghamshire, England, about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. [b] At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms the northern boundary of the urban area; a tributary, the River Ouzel, meanders through its linear parks and balancing lakes.
Milton Keynes (Stantonbury CP) Historic England. "Monument No. 345174". Research records (formerly PastScape). Excavated and covered. Mosaic floor on display in Milton Keynes Shopping Centre: Foxcote Foscott: Historic England. "Monument No. 342930". Research records (formerly PastScape). Hambleden Hambleden: Historic England.
The city centre, Central Milton Keynes, is located 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north-west of the district, whilst the Kingston District Centre is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south-east. The district is a relatively small one since it takes up just the eastern part of its grid square, which it shares with Woolstone (separated by the Ouzel ...
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.