Eagle Farm, Milton Keynes
| Eagle Farm | |
|---|---|
  Eagle Farm Mapping © OpenStreetMap  Eagle Farm Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP928384 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode district | MK17 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Eagle Farm is a district of south-east Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England, within the Wavendon civil parish. It was constructed to help the Milton Keynes urban area with its rapid increase in demand for housing.[1] The site is part of the "Eastern Expansion Area" of Milton Keynes,[2] identified in 2004 by the then government.[3] The district has a primary school, St Mary's C of E Primary, with space for 600 pupils.[4] As of October 2020[update], the district is currently undergoing further development and construction, and is predicted to reach 2,900 homes as it grows.[4]
Location
[edit]The district lies opposite the Magna Park distribution centre,[5] on the other side of the A421, and east of the neighbouring district of Glebe Farm. It is on the eastern outskirts of Wavendon civil parish, just outside and overlooking the village itself. From March 2018 to December 2020, Milton Keynes City Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership worked on a project to dual the A421 from Eagle Farm Roundabout to Junction 13 of the M1 (2 miles (3.2 km) to the east of the district), which has greatly improved accessibility to the wider road network.[6] The nearest railway station is Woburn Sands which is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south of the district. The closest retail centre is the Kingston District Centre, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the northwest, with Central Milton Keynes being roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north-west.
References
[edit]- ^ "MK Council to set up its own company to build 2,000 cheap homes in Milton Keynes". www.miltonkeynes.co.uk. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Eastern Expansion Area Development Framework SPD". Milton Keynes Council. 30 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Peter Hetherington (6 January 2004). "Milton Keynes to double in size over next 20 years". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Work starts on new £8m school". MKFM. 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Magna Park, Milton Keynes". Altitude MK. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "A421 dualling upgrade complete and open". South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership.
External links
[edit]- "St Mary's Wavendon C of E Primary". Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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