Middleton (Milton Keynes Village)

Middleton is a district and civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,720 [ [http://www.mkweb.co.uk/statistics/documents/Population%5FBulletin%5F2005%2D6%2Epdf Borough of Milton Keynes population statistics, 2001 Census data, page 20] ] . The district is centred on Milton Keynes Village, the village that gave its name [An apparently popular - but incorrect - myth is that the city was named after two influential 20th century economists: Milton Friedman and John Maynard Keynes fact|date=May 2007] to the new city of Milton Keynes which began developing during the late 1960s.

The village was originally known as "Middleton", which later became worn down to "Milton". After the Norman invasion, the Cahaines family held the manor from 1166 to the late 13th century as well as others in the country (Ashton Keynes, Somerford Keynes, and Horsted Keynes). During this time the village became known as Middleton de Keynes eventually shortening to Milton Keynes. [Woodfield, Paul. A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Development Corporation, 1996.]

After the development of Milton Keynes (the city), the original village it was named after became generally known as Middleton again, although the civil parish is still formally called Milton Keynes, and has a joint parish council with Broughton, Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council [http://www.broughtonandmkv-pc.gov.uk/] . (The civil parish for the new centre is called "Central Milton Keynes").

The original core village of the district has retained its "Milton Keynes" road signs and has an attractive collection of rural village houses and a thatched pub.

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