Simpson, Main Road c.1958
Photo ref:
S570003
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Back in the new city of Milton Keynes, Simpson is one of the villages it engulfed; but it is conserved within its boundaries. About two miles north of Bletchley, with the Grand Union Canal passing to its west and the River Ouzel to its right, Simpson has a number of old cottages and many new city houses and estates. This view looks south down the main street towards the church of St Thomas and St Nicholas - we can see its 14th-century crossing tower (centre). On the right is Freedom Cottage of around 1700, thatched and with late timber-framing. Beyond are the hipped roofs of Abbey Road, former UDC housing of the 1950s.
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