Newport Pagnell

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Newport Pagnell is a town in the traditional county of Buckinghamshire, England and in the modern Borough of Milton Keynes. It is situated on the northern side of the M1 motorway from Milton Keynes itself.

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Contents

1 History
2 Modern times
3 Famous names
4 External links

History

The town was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Neuport, which is Old English meaning New Market Town. At that time it was fairly new, having been founded by Norman invaders. The suffix "Pagnell" came later, when the manor passed into the hands of the Pagnell (Paynel) family.

At one time Newport Pagnell was one of the largest towns in the County of Buckinghamshire (the assizes of the County were occasionally held here) though today, despite its own substantial expansion, it has been completely dwarfed by the growth of Milton Keynes. The two have joined up on either side of the M1 and there is little distinction between them.

Arms of the former Newport Pagnell Rural District Council

There were also at one time two hospitals in Newport Pagnell and six fairs were held for the townsfolk throughout the year.

Modern times

Tickford Bridge, over the River Lovat (or Ouzel), was built in 1810 and is the only iron bridge in Britain that still carries main road traffic. There is a plaque near the footbridge on the side that gives details of its history and construction.

Since 1954, Newport Pagnell has been the home of the Aston Martin site, where all Aston Martin cars were built, until the recent opening of the new Ford Motor Company luxury division plant for Aston Martin built at Gaydon, Warwickshire.

The modern civil parish of Newport Pagnell stops at the M1, but the ecclesiastical parish extends to include Broughton and Caldecote. The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.

There is also a service station on the M1 motorway called Newport Pagnell Services. This is situated on the edge of the town, but access to it is restricted.

Famous names

Nigel Benson, the author, was born in Newport Pagnell in 1955 to Ralph and Heather (nee Petts).

External links

	River Great Ouse	[http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ]
Administrative areas: Northamptonshire \| Buckinghamshire \| Bedfordshire \| Cambridgeshire \| Norfolk Flows into: The Wash Towns (upstream to downstream): Brackley \| Buckingham \| Old Stratford Milton Keynes (Stony Stratford, Wolverton, New Bradwell, Stantonbury, Great Linford) \| Newport Pagnell \| Olney \| Kempston \| Bedford \| St Neots \| Godmanchester \| Huntingdon \| St Ives \| Ely \| Littleport \| Downham Market \| King's Lynn Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence): River Lovat (or Ouzel) \| River Ivel River Kym \| Old Bedford River \| New Bedford River \| River Cam \| River Lark \| River Little Ouse \| River Wissey Major bridges (upstream to downstream): Harrold bridge \| A428 Turvey bridge \| A428 Bromham bypass A6 Bedford Town Bridge \| A421 Bedford bypass \| Great Barford Bridge A428 Bridge St Neots \| St Neots Town Bridge \| Godmanchester Chinese Bridge A14 bridge, River Great Ouse \| Huntingdon Old Bridge \| St Ives Bridge
Longest UK rivers: 1. Severn 2. Thames 3. Trent 4. Aire 5. Great Ouse 6. Wye 7. Tay 8. Spey 9. Nene 10. Clyde 11. Tweed 12. Eden

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