Museums · West Midlands
Newport Pagnell
Newport Pagnell is a town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The Office for National Statistics records Newport Pagnell as part of the Milton Keynes urban area.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Newport Pagnell is a town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The Office for National Statistics records Newport Pagnell as part of the Milton Keynes urban area. The town is separated from the rest of the urban area by the M1 motorway, on which Newport Pagnell Services, the second service station to be opened in the United Kingdom, is located. The town is more widely known for having the only remaining vellum manufacturer in the United Kingdom, and being the original home of the exclusive sports car manufacturer Aston Martin.
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From the Wikipedia article
Newport Pagnell is a town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The Office for National Statistics records Newport Pagnell as part of the Milton Keynes urban area. The town is separated from the rest of the urban area by the M1 motorway, on which Newport Pagnell Services, the second service station to be opened in the United Kingdom, is located. The town is more widely known for having the only remaining vellum manufacturer in the United Kingdom, and being the original home of the exclusive sports car manufacturer Aston Martin.
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Background
History
The town was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Neuport,}} but, by that time, the old Anglo-Saxon town was dominated by the Norman invaders. The suffix 'Pagnell' came later when the manor passed into the hands of the Pagnell (Paynel) family. It was the principal town of the Three Hundreds of Newport, the north Buckinghamshire district that had almost the same boundary as the modern City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area. The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is first recorded in the mid-1100s. The Grade I listed Tickford Bridge, over the river Ouzel (or Lovat), was built in 1810; it is one of just a few cast iron bridges in Britain that still carry modern road…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0870, -0.7220
- District
- Milton Keynes
- Parish
- Newport Pagnell
- Postcode
- MK16 8AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Official site
- www.nomisweb.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Newport Pagnell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newport Pagnell?
- Newport Pagnell is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.0870°, -0.7220°.
- Is Newport Pagnell wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Newport Pagnell. Check ahead for specific facilities.