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Car Leasing Deals Milton Keynes
Smart LeasingDid You Know ? It took the name of the village of Milton Keynes, in Buckinghamshire, which was originally known as Middletone in the 11th century. Bletchley Park, the site of World War II Allied code-breaking and Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic digital computer, is a major component of MK's modern history. It is now a flourishing heritage attraction. Midsummer Boulevard is so called because the sun rises at its east end on the summer solstice. This was no accident; in the trippy early 70s, architects consulted Greenwich observatory to obtain the exact angle required at their latitude in Buckinghamshire and then persuaded engineers to shift the grid of roads a few degrees. Milton Keynes’ Tilbrook Industry estate is home to a plethora of companies selling coffee to keyboards – but it doesn’t get much more awesome than the Red Bull Formula One team. Incredibly, according to Destination MK, the town has more bridges than Venice – a city built on water. What’s more, the size of its lakes means it’s got a longer coastline than Jersey. It also has more show homes than anywhere else in the UK. Olympic long jumper Greg Rutherford grew up here and still lives in the town's Woburn Sands area. In 2014, a giant metal statue called the "Leaping Man" was erected in his honour near junction 13 of the M1 Motorway. The legend Cliff Richard decided for his 'Wired for Sound' music video to head over here to Milton Keynes for filming. Residents may be able to remember at the time that he donned a pair of retro roller skates and whizzed around the town as well as at the shopping centre. The Fenny river lock in Milton Keynes is the smallest canal lock in the country. You can visit the area today and there is a nice pub there which can be enjoyed - when the country isn't placed in a coronavirus lockdown. Famous for its roundabouts, 130 of them and counting, It's love affair with the concrete circles was never meant to be permanent. According to the plans, the iconic grid system was supposed to have traffic lights installed, but they were never fitted in the end. Although the UK government began the regeneration of the area in the 1960s, some of the surrounding villages and towns have been around for hundreds of years, including Newport Pagnell which was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It even formed its eventual name from one of the old villages, known as ‘Middleton Kayne’ in the 13th century. A flourishing passion flower bush was planted outside the city cente, near the doors of the old Torenzo’s restaurant in the early 1980s. It soon became very popular – for the wrong reasons. People discovered that not only did it look stunning, but the leaves could have mind-blowing effects if they were smoked like tobacco. Drug users claimed it gave them “a short lasting marijuana type high”. It is renowned for its open green spaces and the fact that you’re never more than half a mile away from a park and open space is great for parents wanting to take their children or pets out for some fun or individuals going for a leisurely stroll in a park. Dating from the 14th century, Birds Cottage is the oldest surviving house in the whole of the city and was built using a structure known as a cruck arch. This is a rare form of construction and only 130 such structures exist in England and Wales. Inside, the property would have originally been completely open. The Bird family, lived there from around 1742 until the mid-20th century. |
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THE MILTON KEYNES CAR LEASING SPECIALIST
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