Water Eaton, Milton Keynes
| Water Eaton | |
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 Sycamore Hall | |
  Water Eaton Location within Buckinghamshire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Water Eaton is an area of
civil parish of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford. It is to the south of, and contiguous with, Fenny Stratford. It is one of the ancient Buckinghamshire villages that became incorporated as part of Milton Keynes
in 1967.
History
By the date of designation of Milton Keynes, Water Eaton had already been virtually absorbed by the 1960s
Radburn design concept pioneered in Radburn, New Jersey.[2][page needed] The Lakes Estate was one of a number of developments around Bletchley and Fenny Stratford in the 1950s and 60s, intended to resettle people from poor-quality housing in war-damaged London.[3]
Water Eaton was formerly a hamlet in the parish of Bletchley,[4] in 1866 Water Eaton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Bletchley.[5] In 1931 the parish had a population of 180.[6]
Name
The village name 'Eaton' is
Old English language word referring to a farming settlement, and the whole means 'farm by a river'. It is first mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book (as simply Eaton); when it was held by Geoffrey de Montbray, and was listed as having a Mill.[7]
See also
References
- ^ So called because its streets are named after British lakes.
- ISBN 0-906782-72-4.
- ^ "Bletchley: Early Days of Overspill". Clutch Club. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Water Eaton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Water Eaton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Buckinghamshire N-Z". The Domesday Book Online.