Milton Keynes Heritage Association Website

If you like doing interesting virtual tours of villages, towns, churches and historic buildings, then click on the links below and see just what this area has to offer.

Place	Village/Town Trails
Castlethorpe	Do the tour of this ancient village; read about individual houses and the people who lived there. The tour has links to other parts of the site such as the church tour and the photo albums. New! See the seasonal beauty of a tour of Castlethorpe in winter. Snow scenes galore.
Deanshanger	Click on the tour points on the village read about the history of this Northamptonshire village which once was the home for two businesses of national repute.
Fenny Stratford	Historic photos showing some of the character and lifestyle of this old town. Includes some shots taken in the 1960's - a reminder that for many of us, our childhood will soon be classed as being in a "historic" period!
Hanslope	The first village trail to be posted on the site, and the one which set the format which many others have followed. A walk through a village full of character, with acknowledgements to village life past and present.
New Bradwell	A Google-mapped virtual tour with hotspots and pop-ups. See the aerial views of the town. Investigate this community which grew as a railway town alongside the rise of Wolverton Works.
Newport Pagnell	A text-based trail with lots of links to click on to open windows showing old photographs. The tour includes a map of the fortifications of the town in the Civil War.
Milton Keynes Village	An innovative approach to a village trail, enabling you to look in several directions from any chosen point on the trail, and also step back into the past to see how that view used to look. One of the "Jewels of Milton Keynes" sites.
Olney	Do the tour of Olney's historic market place and read the fascinating history of many of the buildings there. Discover who lived there, and what trades, businesses and occupations came. thrived and disappeared around this centre of Olney.
Shenley Brook End	A tour with a difference! This time it's from the air, as you hover over the village and select the point you are interested in. Enjoy this novel way to explore a community which became part of a city, but which still retains its identity.
Sherington	Have a wander round this quiet village. This trail has been revamped and includes archive photgraphs as well as modern views and historical details.
Stoke Goldington	A very detailed tour all round the village, with the option of having an audio commentary in the local accent, which supplies many extra details not printed on the page.
Stony Stratford	An attractive tour of this historic town, with many "now and then" photos which show what has changed and what hasn't in Stony Stratford. Links to other pages containing further information.
Woburn Sands	Two photo-tours using old postcards, photos and modern equivalent views to give interesting "then and now" comparisons of areas around Woburn Sands. New - Sep 2006 - A High Street "then and now" trail has been added.