Woughton on the Green
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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.
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 parish council still meets at the parish church of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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 Hospital)
- Leadenhall
- Netherfield
- Peartree Bridge
- Redmoor
- Tinkers Bridge
- Woughton on the Green
- Woughton Park
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