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Water Eaton

Listed in Domesday as Etone [ 5.7 ] with a mill.

Residential.

Walnut Tree

Name of Farm
Walnut Tree farm is a 16 Century, half timbered farmhouse which stands on the west side. Walnut Trees still grow on the grounds.

	Residential.
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Walton Hall

One of the two manors of Walton.

Walton Hall 17 century with 1830 facade. Now part of the Open University Campus . The old church of St Michael is no longer used as a church but as a hall within the Open University.

The Students of the Open University are mostly adults working from home. Their course work is received through a combination of the postal service and television and radio programs produced by the Open University and the BBC.

Walton

Original Village. Anglo-Saxon Walla's tun (farm)

	Walton Manor
	Hoechst pharmaceutical research centre.
	park.

Walton Park

See Walton.

	Caldecotte lake (North)
	Part of the Ouzel Valley Park.
	Residential.
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Wavendon Gate

Wavendon itself is a small village just outside of the Milton Keynes boundary. From Anglo-Saxon Wafa's don Listed in Domesday as Wavendone [ 26.11, 57.5, 57.8 ]
This area of Milton Keynes is adjacent to the village.

	Residential.
	EDS, computer consultants.

Westcroft

Early medieval name. It is mentioned in the Snelshall Crartulary 32, a document from around 1250

	Residential.
	Shopping: Western District centre.
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Whitney

The map of Shenley Manor 1771 indicates that Isaac Whitney farmed 94 acres of land in the area.

Residential.

Willen

Original Village. Anglo-Saxon wella (spring).

	Residential.
	Church of St. Mary Magdalene [exterior] [interior] . Designed by Robert Hooke in 1680. 16 Century Manor farm is now the Hospice of our Lady and St John. Peace Pagoda . The first in Europe was built by monks of the Nipponzan Myohoji Sect. A thousand cherry trees fill the slope above in remembrance of the dead of all wars. Japanese Buddhist Temple , also built by the monks, where three remain to maintain the pagoda.
	Willen lake (north). Reserved for wildlife.
	park.
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Willen Lake

	Willen lake (south) used for sailing and canoeing
	park.
	Water Sports, Mini Bowl, Band Stand.
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Willen Park

Residential.

Winterhill

Field Name.

Employment.

Wolverton

Original Town See Old Wolverton.
With the opening of the railway in 1838, Wolverton, halfway between London and Birmingham, was chosen for a service and repair works, creating a small town.

	Residential.
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Wolverton Mill

See Old Wolverton.

	Employment.
	Forms part of the Ouse Valley Park.
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Balancing Lake

Woodhill

Ancient Name of area.

Campus style Prison.

Woolstone

Original Villages of Little Woolstone and Great Woolstone. Anglo-Saxon Weitfraige's Tun, Listed in Domesday as (U)(W)lsiestone [ 14.36, 14.37, 17.19 ] with a mill.

	Residential.
	Park.
	Holy Trinity church.
	Site of moated manor and fish ponds.
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Woughton-on-the-Green

Original Village, Listed in Domesday as Ulchetone [ 12.31 ] .

	Residential.
	The Green itself shows earthworks of the ancient village.
	Church, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
	Park.
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Woughton Park

See Woughton-on-the-Green

	Residential.
	Park.

Wymbush

Michael Wymbis, 13 Century City of London founder made two of the bells in St Lawrence Church, Bradwell. Nicholas Wymbis, rector of Hanslope 1419 and Olney 1434.

Employment.

Sources:
The Medieval Landscape of Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Archaeology Unit.
Place Names in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Development Corporation.
Exploring Milton Keynes - City Discovery Centre.
Art at Work in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Development Corporation.

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