Woughton

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Woughton is a civil parish in south central Milton Keynes, England. It takes its name from the original ecclesiastic parish of Woughton and its original village, Woughton on the Green.

1 Pronunciation
2 Civil Parish
3 Woughton on the Green
4 Leadenhall
5 References

[edit] Pronunciation

Pronunciation varies according to the speaker. The Received Pronunciation of Woughton is [ˈwʌftən] (wufton).

[edit] Civil Parish

The civil parish of Woughton is enclosed by the A5 to the west, the River Ouzel to the east, Chafron Way (H7) to the north and Groveway (H9) to the south. It consists of these districts:

Beanhill
Bleak Hall
Coffee Hall
Eaglestone (which contains Milton Keynes General Hospital)
Leadenhall
Netherfield
Peartree Bridge
Redmoor
Tinkers Bridge
Woughton on the Green
Woughton Park

The Parish Council offices are in Farthing Grove, Netherfield.^[1]

[edit] Woughton on the Green

Woughton on the Green is a traditional Buckinghamshire village that is now part of Milton Keynes in England. It gives its name to the Civil parish of Woughton, of which it is now a part.

St Mary's parish church

The village was originally just called "Woughton": the suffix was added in the Victorian era to distinguish the village from other nearby places with the same name. On the Green refers to the large grassy area that lay in the centre of the village: the traditional village green.

In the Domesday Book of 1086 Woughton on the Green was recorded as Ulchetone. This is an Anglo-Saxon name, which means Eoca's Farm. The village had gained its more modern name by the mid 12th century when the manor was recorded as belonging to the Verley family.

By the time of the coronation of Queen Victoria, Woughton on the Green was a large village, due largely to the nearby Grand Union Canal and later to the (West Coast Main Line) railway that passed through to the nearby parish of Wolverton.

Today the village is a suburb of Central Milton Keynes, though the residents like to maintain their autonomy. The Parochial Church Council still meets at the ecumenical parish church of St. Mary.^[2]

[edit] Leadenhall

Leadenhall contains the Woughton Campus of Milton Keynes College, Sir Frank Markham School, St Pauls School, Milton Keynes and Woughton Leisure Centre — including The Pitz performance space. (This general area of the district is usually called Woughton Campus).