Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow

Monkston, Kents Hill and Brinklow
Monkston, Kents Hill and Brinklow
 Monkston, Kents Hill and Brinklow shown within Buckinghamshire
Population 8,344 [1]
OS grid referenceSP895371
Civil parishMonkston, Kents Hill and Brinklow
Unitary authorityMilton Keynes
Ceremonial countyBuckinghamshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district MK9, MK10
Dialling code 01908
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentMilton Keynes South
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Coordinates: 52°01′43″N 0°41′42″W / 52.0286°N 0.6951°W

Monkston, Kents Hill and Brinklow is a civil parish that covers the Kents Hill, Brinklow, Monkston, Monkston Park and Kingston districts of Milton Keynes.[2] As the first tier of Local Government, the Parish Council is responsible for the people, living and working in this area of Milton Keynes.

The Parish was formed in 2001 as part of a general parishing of the Borough of Milton Keynes. It is bounded by Chaffron Way, the Broughton Brook, Newport Road, Groveway, Brickhill Street, Standing Way, and the River Ouzel.

Districts of the parish

Kents Hill

The west side of this district contains part of the Open University 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 in the district. There is also a school which consists of a nursery and a first school.

Monkston and Monkston Park

Reproductions of the Milton Keynes Hoard of torcs and bracelets (Milton Keynes Museum)

This is primarily a residential district based around a large circular recreational area and a combined school. Monkston Park is near to the River Ouzel and has its own small local centre and a nearby 'village green'. Both areas although sharing a similar name are actually separated by the V10 Brickhill Street.

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 Hoard") was discovered in Monkston and consists of two late Bronze Age gold torcs and three gold bracelets.[3][4]

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 Tesco hypermarket: 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 Waitrose distribution centre.

Electoral wards

The Parish is split between two Local Government Electoral wards within the Borough of Milton Keynes. The Parish Council spans both Walton Park and Middleton Wards.[5] As a result, the Parish has five Milton Keynes Councillors representing it with Cllrs Lee Barney (UKIP,[6][7] Jaime Tamagnini Barbosa (Liberal Democrats),[8] and Subhan Shafiq (also Liberal Democrats)[9] serving the Kents Hill district which (As of April 2012) falls under Walton Park ward and with Cllrs John Bint (Conservative)[10] and Sam Crooks (Liberal Democrats).[11] serving Monkston and Monkston Park ward[12]

References

  1. ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 census, Accessed 4 February 2013
  2. ↑ "Parish Map of Milton Keynes". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. ↑ British Museum: the Milton Keynes Hoard (now in collection of the British Museum, replicas are on display in the Milton Keynes Museum)
  4. ↑ Needham, S (2002). "Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: Bronze Age gold hoard of two torcs and three bracelets in a pot". Treasure Annual Report 2000. Department of Culture, Media and Sport. pp. 13–15. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Map of Wards in Milton Keynes". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Lee Barney bio". Walton Park Conservatives. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Member Details – Lee Barney". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Member Details – Jaimie Tamagini Barbosa". Milton Keynes Council.
  9. ↑ "Member Details – Subhan Shafiq". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Member Details – John Bint". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Member Details – Sam Crooks". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Document showing estate areas mapped to parish areas and wards". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

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