Campbell Park
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Campbell Park is a district in east-central and south-central Milton Keynes
, Buckinghamshire
, England
, the central park for Milton Keynes, and a civil parish
that includes other districts. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 13,364. The parish is bounded by Portway (H5, A509
), then Brickhill Street (V10), Dansteed Way (H4), the M1 motorway
, the River Ouzel
, Chaffron Way (H7), the A5, and then Childs Way (H6)
and Marlborough Street (V8)
.
Apart from Campbell Park district itself, the parish includes the Fishermead, Oldbrook, Springfield, The Woolstones
and Willen Lake districts, [Willen]] village, and Winterhill
, Lord Campbell of Eskan. It stretches from the Theatre end of Central Milton Keynes
down to the Grand Union Canal
. A marina
is planned for the canal here and it is the planned junction for the proposed Bedford Arm.
The district is bounded by V8 Marlborough Street on the west, the Grand Union Canal
on the east, H5 Portway (A509
) to the north and H6 Childs Way to the south. The park itself has the same east and west boundaries but is bounded to the north by Silbury Boulevard and to the south by Avebury Boulevard. It seems that Milton Keynes Partnership has ambitions to emulate Central Park, New York in the extensive developments that overlook the park.
in the borough of Milton Keynes
. As well as the urban park district itself, it also contains Fishermead, Newlands, Oldbrook, Springfield, Willen and Willen Lake
, and Winterhill. The parish was originally known as Woolstone-cum-Willen and was formed on 1 April 1934 as a merger of Great Woolstone, Little Woolstone and Willen
. The parish was part of Newport Pagnell Rural District
until it became part of the borough of Milton Keynes in 1974.
The BT telephone exchange known as 'Bradwell Abbey' that serves Central Milton Keynes
and the surrounding districts is located here, at the bottom of Helford Place about three miles east of the real Bradwell Abbey
.
The Fishermead estate is home to an immigrant community of somali
s. This community is unfortunately most known for an incident on May 26 2011 where two teenage somalis were shot on the estate, one of them died in the attack and the other died later in hospital. Three men (also from the somali community) have appeared in court charged with the murder.
by Child's Way (H6). Despite its proximity to Central Milton Keynes
, it has its own local centre comprising various shops and restaurants including Blockbuster, Lidl, Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut. Oldbrook is also home to Milton Keynes Christian Centre which is one of the larger churches in the town. There is one school in Oldbrook, Oldbrook First School, situated next door to The Cricketers pub on Oldbrook Blvd.
A number of streets are named after English cricketers.
. It sits between the districts of Fishermead, Peartree Bridge and the Woolstones
. There are two schools in the area, Shepherdswell first school and The Orchards (formerly Springfield Middle) school. Springfield has a local pub, community center and a Tesco Express shopping market. The Grand Union Canal
runs by Springfield into nearby Peartree Bridge.
The Lake is split into two sections with one side used for water sports and the other side kept as a nature reserve with Bird watching Boxes on the North West side of the dividing road, H5 Portway.
The Lake is particularly popular in the summer, attracting in numbers in excess of 5,000 people on a summer day.
Willen Lake has many features to attract a wide variety of interests including the Mini Golf area, the exercise Trim Trail, the Buddhist Peace Pagoda
, a mini railway, a climbing activity centre, an extensive Childs play area and frequently on weekends Bouncy Castles and Ball Pits are erected in Andi Circle.
The Lake is very popular with runners and dog walkers for its serene atmosphere and picturesque views.
, south of and convenient to Milton Keynes Central railway station
. It is a small district, split from the rest (Knowl Hill) of its natural grid square by the railway line and the A5. It consists primarily of 'big shed' retail outlets, a conference centre and the Milton Keynes Lions
"Lions Arena".
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the central park for Milton Keynes, and a civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
that includes other districts. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 13,364. The parish is bounded by Portway (H5, A509
A509 road
The A509 is a short A-class road for north-south journeys in south central England, forming the route from Kettering in Northamptonshire to the M1 and A5 in Milton Keynes....
), then Brickhill Street (V10), Dansteed Way (H4), the M1 motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
, the River Ouzel
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 20 miles north to join the Ouse at Newport Pagnell....
, Chaffron Way (H7), the A5, and then Childs Way (H6)
H6 Childs Way
The H6 Childs Way is a major local road in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It runs for 6 miles from the western boundary of Milton Keynes at Kingsmead to a point near its eastern edge, just short of Junction 14 of the M1 Motorway...
and Marlborough Street (V8)
V8 Marlborough Street
The V8 Marlborough Street is a major local road in Milton Keynes, running for approximately eight miles. Its formal name is simply Marlborough Street; the V8 designation is an urban planning name that indicates that it is the eighth north-south grid road in the Milton Keynes grid road system...
.
Apart from Campbell Park district itself, the parish includes the Fishermead, Oldbrook, Springfield, The Woolstones
Woolstone, Milton Keynes
Great Woolstone and Little Woolstone are two historic villages in modern Milton Keynes, ceremonial Buckinghamshire now called jointly Woolstone or The Woolstones and forming the heart of a new district of that name....
and Willen Lake districts, [Willen]] village, and Winterhill
The Park
The park, also known as Campbell Park, takes up the larger part of the district. It was named in honour of the first chairman of Milton Keynes Development CorporationMilton Keynes Development Corporation
Milton Keynes Development Corporation was established on 23 January 1967 to provide the vision and execution of a "new city", Milton Keynes, that would be the modern interpretation of the Garden city movement concepts first expressed by Ebenezer Howard 60 years earlier...
, Lord Campbell of Eskan. It stretches from the Theatre end of Central Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes is the central business district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and a civil parish in its own right.The district is approximately 2.5 km long by 1 km wide and occupies some of the highest land in Milton Keynes...
down to the Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
. A marina
Marina
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....
is planned for the canal here and it is the planned junction for the proposed Bedford Arm.
The district is bounded by V8 Marlborough Street on the west, the Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
on the east, H5 Portway (A509
A509 road
The A509 is a short A-class road for north-south journeys in south central England, forming the route from Kettering in Northamptonshire to the M1 and A5 in Milton Keynes....
) to the north and H6 Childs Way to the south. The park itself has the same east and west boundaries but is bounded to the north by Silbury Boulevard and to the south by Avebury Boulevard. It seems that Milton Keynes Partnership has ambitions to emulate Central Park, New York in the extensive developments that overlook the park.
Civil parish
Campbell Park is a civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the borough of Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes (borough)
The Borough of Milton Keynes is a unitary authority and borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England Region. For ceremonial purposes, it is in the county of Buckinghamshire...
. As well as the urban park district itself, it also contains Fishermead, Newlands, Oldbrook, Springfield, Willen and Willen Lake
Willen
Willen is a district of Milton Keynes, England and is also one of the ancient villages of Buckinghamshire to have been included in the designated area of the New City in1967...
, and Winterhill. The parish was originally known as Woolstone-cum-Willen and was formed on 1 April 1934 as a merger of Great Woolstone, Little Woolstone and Willen
Willen
Willen is a district of Milton Keynes, England and is also one of the ancient villages of Buckinghamshire to have been included in the designated area of the New City in1967...
. The parish was part of Newport Pagnell Rural District
Newport Pagnell Rural District
Newport Pagnell was a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. The rural district took over the responsibilities of the disbanded Newport Pagnell Rural Sanitary District...
until it became part of the borough of Milton Keynes in 1974.
Fishermead
Fishermead is named after a field called Fishers Mead. The fishing theme is continued in the street naming. All of the streets are named after Cornish fishing terminology. There are three schools in the area, The Willows (formerly Newlyn Place) first school, Penwith first school and Meadfurlong middle school. Fishermead is known for its many trees and parks, with several local shops including a co-op and three fast-food vans.The BT telephone exchange known as 'Bradwell Abbey' that serves Central Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes is the central business district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and a civil parish in its own right.The district is approximately 2.5 km long by 1 km wide and occupies some of the highest land in Milton Keynes...
and the surrounding districts is located here, at the bottom of Helford Place about three miles east of the real Bradwell Abbey
Bradwell Abbey
Bradwell Abbey or Bradwell Priory is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, urban studies site, district and civil parish in Milton Keynes, ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England. The site was once the location of a Benedictine priory, founded in 1155....
.
The Fishermead estate is home to an immigrant community of somali
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
s. This community is unfortunately most known for an incident on May 26 2011 where two teenage somalis were shot on the estate, one of them died in the attack and the other died later in hospital. Three men (also from the somali community) have appeared in court charged with the murder.
Newlands
Newlands district is small, composed prilarily of low-lying park land. It is notable as the site of Gulivers Land, a small theme park; and the location of the Cathedral of Trees, a group of trees planted so that it has the appearance of a Norman cathedral, with the tree-trunks taking the place of columns.Oldbrook
Oldbrook is separated from Central Milton KeynesCentral Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes is the central business district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and a civil parish in its own right.The district is approximately 2.5 km long by 1 km wide and occupies some of the highest land in Milton Keynes...
by Child's Way (H6). Despite its proximity to Central Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes is the central business district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and a civil parish in its own right.The district is approximately 2.5 km long by 1 km wide and occupies some of the highest land in Milton Keynes...
, it has its own local centre comprising various shops and restaurants including Blockbuster, Lidl, Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut. Oldbrook is also home to Milton Keynes Christian Centre which is one of the larger churches in the town. There is one school in Oldbrook, Oldbrook First School, situated next door to The Cricketers pub on Oldbrook Blvd.
A number of streets are named after English cricketers.
Springfield
Springfield is a residential area situated close to Central Milton KeynesCentral Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes is the central business district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and a civil parish in its own right.The district is approximately 2.5 km long by 1 km wide and occupies some of the highest land in Milton Keynes...
. It sits between the districts of Fishermead, Peartree Bridge and the Woolstones
Woolstone, Milton Keynes
Great Woolstone and Little Woolstone are two historic villages in modern Milton Keynes, ceremonial Buckinghamshire now called jointly Woolstone or The Woolstones and forming the heart of a new district of that name....
. There are two schools in the area, Shepherdswell first school and The Orchards (formerly Springfield Middle) school. Springfield has a local pub, community center and a Tesco Express shopping market. The Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...
runs by Springfield into nearby Peartree Bridge.
Willen Lake
Willen Lake is one of the bigger Lakes in Milton Keynes. It is mainly used as a water sports lake with a resident Sailing club and a towed Water Skiing feature.The Lake is split into two sections with one side used for water sports and the other side kept as a nature reserve with Bird watching Boxes on the North West side of the dividing road, H5 Portway.
The Lake is particularly popular in the summer, attracting in numbers in excess of 5,000 people on a summer day.
Willen Lake has many features to attract a wide variety of interests including the Mini Golf area, the exercise Trim Trail, the Buddhist Peace Pagoda
Peace Pagoda
A Peace Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds, and to help unite them in their search for world peace. Most have been built under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii , a Buddhist monk from Japan and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji Buddhist Order...
, a mini railway, a climbing activity centre, an extensive Childs play area and frequently on weekends Bouncy Castles and Ball Pits are erected in Andi Circle.
The Lake is very popular with runners and dog walkers for its serene atmosphere and picturesque views.
Willen
Willen village has a long history. It is best known for its church and for Willen Hospice.Winterhill
Winterhill is the most westerly district of the parish, butting up as it does to the West Coast Main LineWest Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
, south of and convenient to Milton Keynes Central railway station
Milton Keynes Central railway station
Milton Keynes Central railway station serves Central Milton Keynes and the surrounding area of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. The station is located on the West Coast Main Line between the stations of Bletchley and Wolverton, both of which are also within Milton Keynes. The station is served by...
. It is a small district, split from the rest (Knowl Hill) of its natural grid square by the railway line and the A5. It consists primarily of 'big shed' retail outlets, a conference centre and the Milton Keynes Lions
Milton Keynes Lions
The Milton Keynes Lions, officially called Prestige Homes Milton Keynes Lions due to sponsorship, is a basketball team which represents Milton Keynes in the British Basketball League, the top level men's basketball league in the United Kingdom. The franchise’s only trophy success to-date is the BBL...
"Lions Arena".
Other Campbell Parks
- Campbell Falls State Park ReserveCampbell Falls State Park ReserveCampbell Falls State Park Reserve is a state park at Norfolk, Connecticut, USA.There is a stone monument within the state park, marking the border between Connecticut and Massachusetts.-External links:*...
, in the United States is sometimes abbreviated to "Cambell Park"