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Bradwell, Milton Keynes
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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 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.
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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.
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 Acqueduct is the first such on the Grand Union in over 100 years.
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