← Older revision
Revision as of 21:24, November 22, 2013
Line 1:
Line 1:
+
{{bdm}}
+
{{infobox UK place
{{infobox UK place
|country = England
|country = England
Line 19:
Line 21:
'''Newport Pagnell''' is a [[town]] in the [[Milton Keynes (borough)|Borough of Milton Keynes]] (ceremonial [[Buckinghamshire]]), [[England]].<ref>[http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/parishes/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=17026 Parishes in Milton Keynes] - Milton Keynes Council.</ref> It is separated by the [[M1 motorway]] from [[Milton Keynes]] itself, though part of the same urban area. [[Newport Pagnell services]] on the M1 are named after the town.
'''Newport Pagnell''' is a [[town]] in the [[Milton Keynes (borough)|Borough of Milton Keynes]] (ceremonial [[Buckinghamshire]]), [[England]].<ref>[http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/parishes/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=17026 Parishes in Milton Keynes] - Milton Keynes Council.</ref> It is separated by the [[M1 motorway]] from [[Milton Keynes]] itself, though part of the same urban area. [[Newport Pagnell services]] on the M1 are named after the town.
==History==
==History==
−
The town was first mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Neuport'', which is [[Old English language|Old English]] meaning ''New Market Town'', but by that time the old Anglo-Saxon town was dominated by the [[Normans|Norman]] invaders. The suffix "Pagnell" came later when the [[Manorialism|manor]] passed into the hands of the Pagnell (Paynel) family. It was the principal town of the "Three [[Hundred (country subdivision)|Hundred]]s of Newport", a district that had almost the same boundary as the modern Borough.
+
The town was first mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Neuport'', which is [[Old English language|Old English]] meaning ''New Market Town'', but by that time the old Anglo-Saxon town was dominated by the [[Normans|Norman]] invaders. The suffix "Pagnell" came later when the [[Manorialism|manor]] passed into the hands of the Pagnell (Paynel) family. It was the principal town of the "Three [[Hundred (country subdivision)|Hundreds]] of Newport", a district that had almost the same boundary as the modern Borough.
At one time, Newport Pagnell was one of the largest towns in the County of Buckinghamshire (the [[assize]]s of the County were occasionally held there) though today, despite its own substantial expansion, it has been completely dwarfed by the growth of Milton Keynes.
At one time, Newport Pagnell was one of the largest towns in the County of Buckinghamshire (the [[assize]]s of the County were occasionally held there) though today, despite its own substantial expansion, it has been completely dwarfed by the growth of Milton Keynes.