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> I'm sure there's a Milton Keynes. I‘ve watched the series, and had no idea there‘s a city of that name! How… why does it look like a given name and family n
by Tomte 3y ago
> I'm sure there's a Milton Keynes.
I‘ve watched the series, and had no idea there‘s a city of that name!
How… why does it look like a given name and family name?
- jjgreen 3y agoIt's not a city in the conventional sense, more a collection of roundabouts without a soul. Never try to hitch-hike near Milton Keynes.
- pja 3y agoWeirdly, the village the town was built around had that name originally: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton,_Milton_Keynes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton,_Milton_Keynes Milton is a contraction of Middleton & Keynes was from the Norman de Cahaines family. There are a few other X Keynes dotted around the UK, all presumably on lands gifted to the de Cahaines family after the Norman conquest.