Oakgrove, Milton Keynes
Encyclopedia
Oakgrove is a district of Milton Keynes
in Buckinghamshire
, England
. As of 2010, it is undeveloped but plans for its development are pending approval. The 30 hectares (74.1 acre) site is envisaged to accommodate 1,300 new homes and anticipated to be complete by 2017, with a large portion of the district remaining reserved as linear park
to accommodate the flood plain of the river Ouzel
.
Brickhill St to the east, Chafron Way to the south and by the Ouzel to the west and north. Oakgrove is a small district because it is nominally in the same grid square as the Woolstones (to its west) but is separated from them by the wide flood plain of the Ouzel, which is a linear park
in normal times. To its east lies Middleton
and Monkston is to its south.
. and consequently, despite appearances, is treated as a brownfield site for planning purposes.
Archaeological invesigations of the district revealed a Bronze Age
barrow
, a Saxon farm, and an Iron Age
village and well.
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. As of 2010, it is undeveloped but plans for its development are pending approval. The 30 hectares (74.1 acre) site is envisaged to accommodate 1,300 new homes and anticipated to be complete by 2017, with a large portion of the district remaining reserved as linear park
Linear park
A linear park is a park that is much longer than wide. It is often formed as a part of a rails-to-trails conversion of railroad beds to rail trail recreational use...
to accommodate the flood plain of the river Ouzel
River Ouzel
The River Ouzel , also known as the River Lovat, is a river in England, and a tributary of the River Great Ouse. It rises in the Chiltern Hills and flows 20 miles north to join the Ouse at Newport Pagnell....
.
Location
Oakgrove is bounded by the grid roadsMilton Keynes grid road system
The Milton Keynes grid road system is a network of national speed limit, fully landscaped routes that form the top layer of the street hierarchy for both for private and public transport in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
Brickhill St to the east, Chafron Way to the south and by the Ouzel to the west and north. Oakgrove is a small district because it is nominally in the same grid square as the Woolstones (to its west) but is separated from them by the wide flood plain of the Ouzel, which is a linear park
Linear park
A linear park is a park that is much longer than wide. It is often formed as a part of a rails-to-trails conversion of railroad beds to rail trail recreational use...
in normal times. To its east lies Middleton
Middleton, Milton Keynes
Middleton is a district in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The district is centred on Milton Keynes Village, the village that gave its name to the 'New City' of Milton Keynes, which began to be developed during the late 1960s...
and Monkston is to its south.
History and archaeology
The name of the district is based on a 1685 estate map, which use the name Oak Grove for a part of this area. Much of it was a quarry in historic times, providing stone for nearby BroughtonBroughton, Milton Keynes
Broughton is a historic village in North Buckinghamshire that has been a constituent element of Milton Keynes since the latter's designation in 1967; a civil parish; and modernly a suburb and new district of the 'city'.-History and Location:...
. and consequently, despite appearances, is treated as a brownfield site for planning purposes.
Archaeological invesigations of the district revealed a Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
barrow
Tumulus
A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
, a Saxon farm, and an Iron Age
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the archaeological period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of such material coincided with other changes in society, including differing...
village and well.
See also
- Oakgrove SchoolOakgrove SchoolOakgrove School is a specialist Humanities College in the Middleton district of south-east Milton Keynes.Oakgrove School opened in September 2005 with slightly more than 300 students, and currently has over 1000 students on roll in Years 7-12 due to the opening of the £15 million Sixth Form Centre...
and leisure centre, which is in next-door Middleton, just across Brickhill St.