Milton Keynes Heritage Association Website - The History of Milton Keynes

As an aid to you and the many other visitors who use this site looking for information on the history of Milton Keynes, here are some shortcuts which may get you to what you are looking for. The Association is looking at developing a major section on the history of Milton Keynes, in conjunction with interested parties.

Incidentally, to get the most-asked question out of the way : the name Milton Keynes has nothing to do with John Milton the poet or Maynard Keynes the economist. The city is named after one of the villages contained within its boundaries. However, when the city was being planned in the late 1960s, a Government minister of the time did comment that the proposed name had the benefit of "combining the poetic with the economic" !

Site	Information Available
English Partnerships	English Partnerships is the national regeneration agency, helping to support high quality sustainable growth in England. English Partnerships was formerly the Commission for New Towns and as such was responsible for the co-ordination of the development of Milton Keynes. This link gives useful background details and also provides information on the proposed expansion of Milton Keynes.
Milton Keynes Museum	The Museum preserves the history of the life in the villages and towns in the Milton Keynes area via an extensive number of displays and a large archive.
City Discovery Centre	The City Discovery Centre was created to provide educational resources, visits and back-up to those seeking to experience the city or to find information. It deals with several historical periods, not just the period since 1967.
Milton Keynes Local Studies Library	The Library holds a large amount of information on Milton Keynes, though little is currently available on-line. Its facilities are bookable and it will generally assist with enquiries and research.
The Two Villages Archive Trust	The Trust collects and publishes materials on the twin villages of Milton Keynes and Broughton. Its site has valuable information on the original Milton Keynes.
The Archaeology of Milton Keynes	Go even further back in time, and find out what was going on around in the Milton Keynes area in the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age and in Roman times. Milton Keynes is one of the most intensively investigated archaeological areas in the country, thanks to the work which went on while the new city was being built.