The creation Milton Keynes absorbed many villages which had been independent for centuries. This series recaptures the life in those villages prior to Milton Keynes.
Broughton was a small village on the eastern border of Milton Keynes. It is now a large residential development.
Great Linford has maintained the core of its old village, although the land around it has been much developed.
Loughton, Shenley and Tattenhoe were ancient manors on either side of the Watling Street. Each has been considerably developed and the old villages are hardly recognised.
This volume describe the old villages of Great Woolstone, Little Woolstone and Willen.
Simpson and Woughton on the Green were ancient villages on the east side of the Watling Street. They remained small well into the 20th century.
The sixth volume in the series covers the ancient village of Stantonbury, which until the 19th century was barely populated. In the 1850 the railway company developed a new town to accommodate railway workers. This are and in the 20th century the new town adopted the name of New Bradwell.
The final volume in this series describes the history of the village which gave Milton Keynes its name and the neighbouring village of Walton.
