Wolverton
Wolverton shown within Buckinghamshire
Population	13,546 - 2001 Census (Wolverton and Greenleys)
OS grid reference	SP816410
Unitary authority	Milton Keynes
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Milton Keynes
Postcode district	MK12
Dialling code	01908
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Milton Keynes South West
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire

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Wolverton is a constituent town of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is at its northern edge, between Stony Stratford and Newport Pagnell. Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... , Milton Keynes (often abbreviated MK) is a large town in northern Buckinghamshire, in South East England, about 45 miles (75 km) north-west of London, and roughly halfway between London and Birmingham. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Location within the British Isles. ... Newport Pagnell is a town in the Borough of Milton Keynes (traditional Buckinghamshire), England. ...

It is one of the places in historic Buckinghamshire that went into the development of Milton Keynes in the 1960s. The name Buckinghamshire is Anglo Saxon and means The district (scire) of Buccas home. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...

History

Old Wolverton

The town name is an Old English language word, and means 'Wulfhere's estate'. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wluerintone. The original Wolverton was a medieval settlement just north and west of today's town. This site is now known as Old Wolverton, although the medieval village is all but gone. The Ridge and Furrow pattern of agriculture can still be seen in the nearby fields and the Saxon church of the Holy Trinity (rebuilt in 1819) still sits next to the Norman Motte and Bailey site. Only the earth mound remains of the Norman castle, though the Saxon tower still stands as central to the rebuilt church, clad in the early nineteenth century 'Anglo-Norman' style. Next door to the church is a house built in 1729 which later became the vicarage; the front door has stonework from the nearby, demolished manor house of the 1500s including the de Longueville family coat of arms, and pieces from the earlier church building. A talbot, another symbol of the family, once graced the side-entrance which now marks the boundary between the ground floor of the house and its downstairs toilet. Old English (also called Anglo-Penis[1], Englisc by its speakers) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Ridge and Furrow in Grendon, Northamptonshire The term ridge and furrow is often used by archaeologists and others to describe the pattern of peaks and troughs created in a field and caused by the system of ploughing used during the Middle Ages in Britain. ... Norman conquests in red. ... Model of a motte-and-bailey Plan of Windsor Castle in 1743 by Batty Langley The remains of a motte, at Brinklow in Warwickshire, England The motte, at Knockgraffon, New Inn in County Tipperary, Ireland The remains of a Motte situated in Callan, Co Kilkenny, Ireland A motte-and-bailey... Longueville is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. ... The Talbot Hound was a snow white hunting dog in Great Britain that was of such large stature with such keen smell that it was credited with being capable of bringing down a white stag in the midst of winter. ...

Of the historic village itself, only field patterns marking a deserted village remain. The desertion of Old Wolverton was due to enclosure of the large strip cultivation fields into small "closes" by the local landlords, the Longville family, who turned arable land over to pasture. By 1654, the family had completely enclosed the parish. With the end of the feudal system, the peasants had lost their land and tillage/grazing rights and were forced to find other work or starve. Thus Old Wolverton was reduced from about thirty peasant families in the mid 1500s to almost none, within the space of a century.^[1] A street corner in the ghost town of Bodie, California. ... For other uses, see Enclosure (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Open-field (disambiguation) The open field system was the prevalent agricultural system in Europe from the Middle Ages to as recently as the 20th century in places. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pastureland Pasture is land with lush herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of ungulates as part of a farm or ranch. ... Roland pledges his fealty to Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

The newer area, built about 1km to the east for the railways in the 19th century, assumed the Wolverton name. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Canal village

The Grand Union Canal passes around the northern and eastern edge of the modern town. The canal originally crossed the River Great Ouse by descending 10 metres to the river by nine locks, crossing the river on the level and ascended by eight locks on the other side. This was time consuming for navigators and subject to disruption in time of flood. It seems inevitable, therefore, that there were some facilities to serve the barges at least until the Iron Trunk Aqueduct was built across the river to Cosgrove, but little remains except a wharf and a pub. The canal at Braunston The Grand Union Canal is a canal in England and part of the British canal system. ... For other Rivers named Ouse, see Ouse The River Great Ouse is a river in the east of England. ... Canal locks in England. ... The Cosgrove aqueduct The Cosgrove aqueduct was a cast iron trough aqueduct built on the Grand Junction Canal, in England in 1811 to replace a brick structure which collapsed during floods on the River Great Ouse. ... Cosgrove is a village in Northamptonshire, England just north of Milton Keynes. ...

Railway town

Main article: Wolverton railway works

In 1836 Wolverton was chosen as the site of the locomotive repair shop at the mid-point of the London and Birmingham Railway then under construction. Wolverton railway works was established in Wolverton by the London and Birmingham Railway Company in the 1830s at the midpoint of the 112 mile-long route from London to Birmingham. ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Wolverton railway works was established in Wolverton by the London and Birmingham Railway Company in the 1830s at the midpoint of the 112 mile-long route from London to Birmingham. ... The London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom from 1833 until 1846, at which date it became a constituent part of the London and North Western Railway. ...

In 1846 the L & B became part of the London and North Western Railway, who subsequently decided that locomotives would be built and repaired at Crewe. The last locomotives at Wolverton were built in 1863 and repaired until 1877 after which it concentrated on carriages including railway owned road vehicles. It has also been and still is the home of the Royal Train fleet.^[2] During the Second World War, the Works were used to build parts for Lee-Enfield rifles, bomber plane timber frames, Hawker Typhoon wings, Horsa Gliders, and ambulances. Like many older industrial sites, camouflage paint from the period can still be seen on the factory buildings. A pillbox remains opposite the Works Wall. 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Class 67 67005 Queens Messenger brings up the rear of the Royal Train as it heads along the Dawlish sea front on 15 September 2004. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft starting in 1941. ... Airspeed Horsa The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a World War II troop-carrying glider built by the British company Airspeed Ltd and subcontractors and used for air assault by British and Allied armed forces. ...

The railway built some 200 houses for its workers by 1844 along with schools, a church and a market. Jan. ...

During the 1980s the decline of the railway works and the strength of the Milton Keynes economy led to the dilution of Wolverton’s tight-knit railway community; and at the same time to its enrichment via immigration from other parts of the UK and from many parts of the world. People from South Asia became particularly prominent and transformed the town’s shopping facilities, rejuvenating the corner shops (as was common in small English towns) and providing access to sub-continental produce which would have previously required a trip to Bletchley’s Duncombe Street. Today the Anglican church of Saint George faces a mosque located in an ex-GPO building. Wolverton remained a relatively cheap place to live in Milton Keynes through to the second half of the first decade of the twenty-first century, when it began to attract immigrants from Poland following that country’s accession to the EU. Its first Polish-orientated mini-market opened in The Square in July 2007, shortly after the closure of its only African-orientated general store. Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ... Bletchley is the name of more than one place. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Saint-George is a municipality with 695 inhabitants (as of 2003) in the district of Aubonne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... GPO can refer to: General Post Office General Post Office (Dublin) General Post Office, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Generalplan Ost Green Party of Ontario Group Policy Object, a mechanism in Microsofts Active Directory used to apply policies to directory objects. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

Wolverton railway station

Main article: Wolverton railway station

A "toy town" wooden ticket office that stood on the railway bridge, facing out onto Newport Road, with steps leading down to the platform was actually the third location for a station in Wolverton. The original temporary stop was on the embankment above Wolverton Park, a larger station and refreshment rooms were soon built at a location behind what is now Glyn Square. In the 1880s the main line was re-routed to the east to allow for expansion and the current station site has been in use since. The wooden station stood here for over 100 years, however Milton Keynes Borough Council did not make it a listed building and British Rail demolished it in 1991. Wolverton railway station serves northern Milton Keynes, especially Stony Stratford, Wolverton and New Bradwell. ... The Borough of Milton Keynes is a unitary authority and borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England Region. ... The Forth Bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler, opened in 1890, and now owned by Network Rail, is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ...

The present station is a 'temporary' shed in the car park (at track level). The Council's 'Regeneration Strategy for Wolverton'[1] aims to build a new station in the original position, providing an appropriate gateway to town.

Football ground

The football ground beside the railway works and the station was home to the works team and subsequently to Wolverton Town football club. The stand, built in 1899, is believed to be the oldest covered football stand in the world. It is set to be demolished by September 2006 because its owners wish to redevelop the site for housing and a community park.^[3] Wolverton Association Football Club, often known simply as Wolverton, is an English football team representing the Town of Wolverton (and, for a time,) Milton Keynes. ...

Secret Garden

In 1999 a group of Wolverton residents clubbed together to persuade National Rail to sell them a piece of derelict land for £1. This piece of land parallel to the Grand Union Canal has been turned into a small parkland known locally as the 'Secret Garden', something the residents felt was missing from the largely industrial area.

Civil parish

Wolverton formed a civil parish within the Stratford and Wolverton Rural District from 1894 to 1919, which also contained the parishes of Calverton, Stony Stratford East and Stony Stratford West. In 1919 these parishes, combined with New Bradwell, became part of the Stratford and Wolverton Urban District (renamed the Wolverton Urban District in 1920). This urban district would remain in existence until 1974 when it became part of the borough of Milton Keynes. Today, Wolverton is the larger element of the modern parish of Wolverton and Greenleys. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Calverton is a civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes and ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England and just outside Milton Keynes itself. ... Location within the British Isles. ... New Bradwell is (mainly) a Victorian new town that is now part of Milton Keynes new city, on its northern edge. ... Milton Keynes is a borough in England. ... Wolverton and Greenleys is a civil parish with a Town Council in the borough of Milton Keynes, England. ...

See also

• Wolverton and Stony Stratford Tramway
• History of Milton Keynes

The Krauss steam tram The Wolverton and Stony Stratford Tramway was a narrow gauge street tramway that ran between Wolverton in Buckinghamshire and Deanshanger in Northamptonshire via Stony Stratford (Bucks) between 1886 and 1926. ... The History of Milton Keynes details the development of Milton Keynes, from the earliest human settlements, through the plans for a new city in North Buckinghamshire and its subsequent urban design and development by the Milton Keynes Development Corporation, to its subsequent development to the present day. ...

References

1. ^ Buckinghamshire Historical Service plaque on site, of which this section is a summary.
2. ^ For the Royal Train see this article at the site of the MK Museum
3. ^ BBC news item about the spectator stand at Wolverton football ground

External links

• "Rides on Railways by Samuel Sidney" at Project Gutenberg. See pages 36 to 43 for a contemporary account (and critique) of the early years of the new railway town and the Works.
• Wolverton Words at the Living Archive project : Accents in Wolverton/New Bradwell and how they have changed between the generations, playground games, and memories of older Wolvertonians, as collected by Year 7 children at Bushfield Middle School