Loughton, Milton Keynes
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 All Saints Church | |
  Loughton Mapping © OpenStreetMap  Loughton Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP836379 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode district | MK5 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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Loughton (/ˈlaʊtən/) is an ancient village and modern district in the civil parish of Loughton and Great Holm in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.[1] The village spreads between Watling Street and the modern A5 road, to the west of, and about 1 mile from, Central Milton Keynes.
Historic Loughton
[edit]The village name is an Old English language word, and means 'Luhha's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Lochintone.[2] All Saints Church is the oldest surviving building in Loughton – the chancel and nave probably date from the first years of the 13th century, though all the original details have been removed during subsequent alterations.[2]
Modern Loughton district
[edit]The original village has now been incorporated into the modern 'grid square' of Loughton. However much of the character of the old village remains; to the north-east of Bradwell Road the area bounded by School Lane and Church Lane contains the Church and remnants of the original parish of Great Loughton. To the south-west of Bradwell Road, around The Green there is a cluster of several sixteenth century buildings (Manor Farm, Manor Farm Cottages and Cell Farm) which constitute the remains of the original parish of Little Loughton.[citation needed]
Today Loughton is a mainly residential area but is also home to a large Equestrian Centre, in the grounds of which the medieval field pattern and fish pond can still be seen.[3]
The district is bounded by the A5 to the east, H5 Portway to the north, V4 Watling Street to the west and H6 Childs Way to the south.
Pronunciation
[edit]The Received Pronunciation of Loughton is /ˈlaʊtən/ (the "ou" rhymes with "ouch", the "gh" is silent), in contrast to the similarly-spelt neighbouring areas of Broughton /ˈbrɔːtən/ and Woughton /ˈwʊftən/.
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact your Parish, Town or Community Council". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b 'Parishes : Loughton', Victoria History of the Counties of England, A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 395–401. Date accessed: 14 September 2010
- ^ "North Loughton Moated Site". www.theparkstrust.com. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
External links
[edit]Archival photos and recorded interviews with long-term residents of Loughton are available in 'Living Memories of London Road' and 'The Story of Loughton National School'
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