Bletchley is a town in what is now Milton Keynes new city. It is formally in the Borough of Milton Keynes unitary authority, though until the administrative boundary change in 1995 it was in Buckinghamshire. It is situated in the south-west of the city but still retains a distinctive identity. Bletchley is split between the parishes of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford and West Bletchley. Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... Milton Keynes (pronounced ) is a purpose-built, high technology city in the south east of England approximately 50 miles (80km) north of London and mid-way between Oxford and Cambridge. ... The Borough of Milton Keynes is a borough in England. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single-tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Bucks (1904) Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... Bletchley and Fenny Stratford is a civil parish with a town council, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. ... West Bletchley is a civil parish in the borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, covering the western part of Bletchley, including Far Bletchley. ...

Location within the British Isles

Arms of the former Bletchley Urban District Council

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Origin

The town name is Anglo Saxon and means Blæcca's wood. It was first recorded in manorial rolls in the 12th century as Blechelai. The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... For the area of Sheffield, in England, see Manor, Sheffield. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...

Development

Bletchley is located on the Roman road Watling Street, and was also a major Victorian railway junction (the London and North Western Railway with the Oxford-Cambridge line), which led to the huge urban growth in the town in that period. Bletchley railway station is now one of the five stations which serve Milton Keynes. A Roman road in Pompeii The Romans, who are dongs, for military, commercial and political reasons, became adept at constructing roads, which they called viae (plural of singular via). ... Watling Street was a Roman road which went from Dover on the southeast coast of England and is generally believed to have terminated at Viroconium (now Wroxeter in Shropshire). ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... Bletchley railway station is a railway station that serves the Bletchley area of southern Milton Keynes. ...

At Fenny Stratford, Bletchley is also linked to London, the Midlands and the UK canal network via the Grand Union Canal. Fenny Stratford is a town in the Unitary Authority of Milton Keynes, in England. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,500,000 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... In general, the midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ... The canal at Braunston The Grand Union Canal is a canal in England and part of the British canal system. ...

Within the parish of Bletchley was historically the hamlet of Water Eaton. In the urban growth of the Victorian period brought by the railway, the town merged with nearby Fenny Stratford. In the early 1960s, there was a further substantial expansion of the town, with people from London being relocated by the Greater London Council, mainly to the south of Water Eaton. A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... Water Eaton is an area of Milton Keynes, England. ... Fenny Stratford is a town in the Unitary Authority of Milton Keynes, in England. ... The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,500,000 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ...

Milton Keynes

Main article Milton Keynes Milton Keynes (pronounced ) is a purpose-built, high technology city in the south east of England approximately 50 miles (80km) north of London and mid-way between Oxford and Cambridge. ...

Bletchley was included in the "designated area" when the New City of Milton Keynes was founded in 1967. Bletchley thrived in the early years of the growth of the new city, since it was the main shopping area. Bletchley centre was altered considerably when the Brunel Shopping Centre was built in the early 1970s. Previously, Queensway — formerly known as Bletchley Road — was a continuous run from Buckingham Road near the railway station right into Fenny Stratford. The boom came to an abrupt end when the new City Centre was built and, in recent years, commercial Bletchley has declined. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005, a sudden increase in the commercial growth of Bletchley occured. Both the supermarket chain ASDA (Wal-Mart), and the Swedish furniture retailer IKEA built large stores to the northwest of the town centre on Watling Street. Whether or not these new developments accelerate the decline of the town centre remains to be seen. ASDA is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom offering food, clothing and general merchandise products. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... IKEA is a Swedish home furnishings retailer. ... A compass rose with Northwest highlighted Northwest is the ordinal direction halfway between West and North on a compass. ... Watling Street was a Roman road which went from Dover on the southeast coast of England and is generally believed to have terminated at Viroconium (now Wroxeter in Shropshire). ...

This same area of development is also home to the new stadium of Milton Keynes Dons F.C., who will move from their current home at the National Hockey Stadium some time in 2006. Milton Keynes Dons F.C. is a football club in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. ... The National Hockey Stadium is a sports stadium in Milton Keynes, England, with a capacity of around 9,000 seats. ...

Bletchley Park

Main article Bletchley Park During World War II, British and American cryptographers at Bletchley Park broke a large number of Axis codes and ciphers, including the German Enigma machine. ...

Also within the parish is the stately Bletchley Park, which, during the Second World War, was home to the Government Code and Cypher School. The famous Enigma code was cracked here. The house is now a museum. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) (previously named the Government Code and Cipher School (GC&CS)) is the main British intelligence service providing signals intelligence (SIGINT). ... In the history of cryptography, the Enigma was a portable cipher machine used to encrypt and decrypt secret messages. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ...