Everything about Bradwell Abbey totally explained
Bradwell Abbey or
Bradwell Priory is a
Scheduled Ancient Monument, urban studies site, district and
civil parish in
Milton Keynes,
England. The site was once the location of a
Benedictine priory, founded in
1155.
Historic Bradwell Priory
The Priory was established around 1154. It grew during the
Middle Ages to became an important local centre, but declined during the
Black Death when, amongst others, its prior William of Loughton died.
The Priory and was disbanded during the
Dissolution of the Monasteries. All that remains today is a small chapel and a farmhouse that has become a centre for cultural activities and an Urban Studies centre in the new city. The medieval trackways converging on the abbey can still be seen in the rights of way and bridleways that have become
"redways" (leisure routes for cycling and walking).
The arrival of the
West Coast Main Line railway split the Abbey lands, with
Bradwell village to the east of the line and the Abbey to the west. Today, Bradwell Abbey is a parkland and industrial district in its own right, and gives its name to the larger
civil parish that includes it.
Bradwell Abbey today
Today, Bradwell Abbey is an Urban Studies Centre (the
Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre
), providing a base, library and guidance for visiting international town planners and students who wish to study Milton Keynes. It also hosts school visits to see its medieval buildings (some Grade 1 Listed) and how they've changed since then, its fish ponds and its physic garden. Finally it provides meeting space to local community groups.
Bradwell Abbey district
The modern Bradwell Abbey district is a relatively small one, sandwiched as it's between the
West Coast Main Line to the east, the
A5 to the west, Monksway (
A422) to the north and Dansteed Way to the south. It includes a small industrial estate and the Loughton Valley flood plain "linear park". The
Swans Way long distance path and the
Sustrans route 51 follow the valley.
Formally, it's in the Bradwell grid-square, but this square is split into three parts by the railway line (on an embankment) and the A5 (in a cutting).
Civil Parish
Bradwell Abbey gives its name to its civil parish, between the railway line to the east and V4
Watling Street to the west, H3 Monks Way to the north and H4 Dansteed Way to the south. This had a population of 6,544 according to the 2001 census, and includes the modern Bradwell Abbey district,
Two Mile Ash,
Stacey Bushes,
Wymbush and
Kiln Farm areas.
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