Bradwell, Milton Keynes

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Bradwell
Bradwell shown within Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference	SP835395
Unitary authority	Milton Keynes
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district	MK13
Dialling code	01908
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	North East Milton Keynes
List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire

Coordinates: 52°02′49″N 0°46′59″W / 52.047, -0.783

Bradwell is a historic village (map) that is now integrated into Milton Keynes, but its existence remains evident in the older houses. Although it predates it, for a time Bradwell was the supporting village for Bradwell Abbey, a Benedictine priory, founded in 1155 and dissolved in about 1540.

The windmill near Bradwell village, beside the playing fields

The village name is an Old English language word and means broad spring. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Bradewelle. The arrival of the London-Birmingham railway split the Abbey lands, with Bradwell village to the east of the line and the Abbey to the west. Both are now districts in their own right.

There is an YHA youth hostel in the village at OS ref SP831395 on the Sustrans National Cycle Network.

1 Civil Parish
2 Sport and recreation
3 Demography
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Civil Parish

Bradwell also constitutes a civil parish, consisting of the Bradwell village area along with Heelands, Rooksley, and Bradwell Common. The parish had a population of 9,389 according to the 2001 census. It is bounded by the railway line to the west, Monks Way to the north, Saxon Street to the east, and the Portway to the south.

[edit] Sport and recreation

the Grand Union Canal passes between Bradwell and New Bradwell, after crossing the Bradwell Aqueduct

Bradwell has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V.

The Grand Union Canal passes between Bradwell and New Bradwell, providing boating and fishing entertainment. The modern Bradwell Aqueduct is the first such on the Grand Union in over 100 years.

There are also a number of cricket fields and football fields in the Bradwell Village area.

[edit] Demography

Bradwell compared
2001 UK Census	Bradwell ward	Milton Keynes UA	England
Population	12,445	207,057	49,138,831
Foreign born	11.7%	9.9%	9.2%
White	88.4%	90.7%	90.9%
Asian	4.6%	4.5%	4.6%
Black	4.0%	2.4%	2.3%
Christian	61.6%	65.5%	71.7%
Muslim	3.1%	2.3%	3.1%
Hindu	1.5%	1.3%	1.1%
No religion	23.7%	21.6%	14.6%
Unemployed	3.7%	3%	3.3%
Retired	7.8%	9%	13.5%

As of the 2001 UK census, the Bradwell electoral ward had a population of 12,445. The ethnicity was 88.4% white, 2.5% mixed race, 4.6% Asian, 4.0% black and 0.5% other. The place of birth of residents was 88.3% United Kingdom, 1% Republic of Ireland, 1.5% other Western European countries, and 9.2% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 61.6% Christian, 0.6% Buddhist, 1.5% Hindu, 0.4% Sikh, 0.3% Jewish, and 3.1% Muslim. 23.7% were recorded as having no religion, 0.6% had an alternative religion and 8.3% did not state their religion.^[1]

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 51.5% in full-time employment, 11.5% in part-time employment, 6.1% self-employed, 3.7% unemployed, 3.2% students with jobs, 2.8% students without jobs, 7.8% retired, 6.3% looking after home or family, 4.5% permanently sick or disabled and 2.7% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 22% retail, 13.6% manufacturing, 4.6% construction, 15.8% real estate, 7% health and social work, 6.8% education, 11% transport and communications, 4.6% public administration, 4.4% hotels and restaurants, 5.3% finance, 0.4% agriculture and 4.5% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in retail and transport and communications. There were a relatively low proportion in agriculture, health and social work, and construction. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 15.2% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.^[1]