| This wet and willowy area to the north west of the church is the most obvious of the medieval fishponds, but the outlines of several others in the complex are clearly visible. It is thought that these, together with the moated manor house site behind the church were constructed by Philip de Aylesbury in the early fourteenth century. Philip held several manors in the area, namely Bradwell, Broughton, Milton Keynes and Drayton Beauchamp. Fishponds like these are quite common in the Milton Keynes area, and other examples can be found at Bradwell Abbey, Loughton, Simpson, Tattenhoe and Woolstone.
We are indebted to the Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society's Monograph No. 5 by R.A. Croft and D.C. Mynard "The Changing Landscape of Milton Keynes" for the information contained in this section. |