December
1136 A.D.—Present. Bradwell Priory,
Buckinghamshire—Founded by Benedictine Monks Dependent on Luffield; Dissolved in 1524 by Cardinal Wolsey; Granted
to Arthur Longfield, 1542; Privately
Owned & Currently Urban Studies Center.
Bradwell Abbey
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Historic Bradwell Priory
The Priory was established
around 1154.[2] 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.[2] The Priory was closed in 1524 (some 12 years before
the general dissolution
of the monasteries) and the site of the monastery and its scanty revenues were granted to Cardinal Wolsey for the endowment of his new
college.[3] All that remains today is a small chapel and a
farmhouse that has become a centre for cultural activities and an Urban Studies
centre. 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, the small
Bradwell Abbey district includes parkland and industry 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 – the chapel
is Grade I listed[4] – and how they have changed since then, its fish
ponds and its physic garden. Finally it provides meeting space to local community
groups.
Togfest
An annual music festival was
started on the site in 1999. Performers have included Vikki Clayton in 1999, Joe Driscoll in 2005. In 2009 the festival dates were 26 and 27
June and acts performing included The Swanvesta
Social Club
Bradwell Abbey district
The modern Bradwell Abbey
district is a relatively small one, sandwiched as it is 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 Swan's Way long distance path and the Sustrans route 51 follow the valley.
Formally, it is 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.
See also
References
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