Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow
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Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow is a civil parish
in Milton Keynes
, Buckinghamshire
, England
. It was formed in 2001 as part of a general parishing of the Borough
. The population according to the 2001 census was 4,545.
The parish covers Kents Hill, Brinklow, Monkston, Monkston Park and Kingston. It is bounded by Chaffron Way, the Broughton Brook, Newport Road, Groveway, Brickhill Street, Standing Way, and the River Ouzel
.
campus (the buildings originally belonged to De Montfort University
), the Accenture
training centre and the Hilton Hotel. The rest of the district is residential , much of it overlooking a large recreational area. There is a local shop, a church, three parks and three 11-a-side football pitches on the estate. There is also a school which consists of a nursery and a first school.
This is primarily a residential district based around a large circular recreational area and a combined school.
") was discovered in Monkston and consists of two late Bronze Age gold torc
s and three gold bracelets.
hypermarket
: this complex serves the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Milton Keynes.
distribution centre.
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...
in Milton Keynes
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...
. It was formed in 2001 as part of a general parishing of the Borough
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...
. The population according to the 2001 census was 4,545.
The parish covers Kents Hill, Brinklow, Monkston, Monkston Park and Kingston. It is bounded by Chaffron Way, the Broughton Brook, Newport Road, Groveway, Brickhill Street, Standing Way, and 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....
.
Kents Hill
The west side of this district contains part of the Open UniversityOpen University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
campus (the buildings originally belonged to De Montfort University
De Montfort University
De Montfort University is a public research and teaching university situated in the medieval Old Town of Leicester, England, adjacent to the River Soar and the Leicester Castle Gardens...
), the Accenture
Accenture
Accenture plc is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the largest consulting firm in the world and is a Fortune Global 500 company. As of September 2011, the company had more than 236,000 employees across...
training centre and the Hilton Hotel. The rest of the district is residential , much of it overlooking a large recreational area. There is a local shop, a church, three parks and three 11-a-side football pitches on the estate. There is also a school which consists of a nursery and a first school.
Monkston and Monkston Park
Pre-history
The area that was to become Milton Keynes was relatively rich: possibly the largest (by weight) hoard of Bronze Age jewellery ever found in Britain ("the Milton Keynes HoardMilton Keynes Hoard
The Milton Keynes Hoard is a hoard of Bronze Age gold found in September 2000 in a field near Monkston, Milton Keynes, England. The hoard consisted of two torcs, three bracelets, and a fragment of bronze rod contained in a pottery vessel...
") was discovered in Monkston and consists of two late Bronze Age gold torc
Torc
A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large, usually rigid, neck ring typically made from strands of metal twisted together. The great majority are open-ended at the front, although many seem designed for near-permanent wear and would have been difficult to remove. Smaller torcs worn around...
s and three gold bracelets.
Kingston
The Kingston district is primarily a manufacturing and distribution industries one [due to its proximity to Junctions 13 and 14 of the M1]. At its centre is a large retail complex, dominated by a TescoTesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
hypermarket
Hypermarket
In commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full groceries lines and general merchandise...
: this complex serves the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Milton Keynes.
Brinklow
This is a relatively small warehousing and industrial district. It is dominated by the large WaitroseWaitrose
Waitrose Limited is an upmarket chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom and is the food division of the British retailer and worker co-operative the John Lewis Partnership. Its head office is in Bracknell, Berkshire, England...
distribution centre.
External links
- Housing in Kents Hill with photographs on MKweb
- Housing in Monkston MKweb