West Bletchley is a district and civil parish that covers the western part of Bletchley, a constituent town of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England.[2] The parish consists of that part of Bletchley which is south of Standing Way/H8 (A421), west of the West Coast Main Line, and north of Water Eaton Brook. (The remainder of Bletchley is combined with Fenny Stratford to form the parish of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford).
| West Bletchley | |
|---|---|
 The main house at Bletchley Park | |
  West Bletchley  West Bletchley Location within Buckinghamshire | |
| Population | 22,213 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP868338 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode district | MK3 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography
editWest Bletchley contains three major districts with parish council wards within them. These wards/estates include:
Old Bletchley
- Church Green
- Bletchley Park
- Poets
Far Bletchley
- Castles
- Fairways
- Racecourses
- Rivers
- Saints
West Bletchley
- Abbys
- Scotts
- Counties
Most districts of West Bletchley parish are residential, but the district of Bletchley Park is important enough to be summarised here.
City Council wards
editWest Bletchley is split between two electoral wards for representation to Milton Keynes City Council. Far Bletchley and the golf course area is in the Whaddon Ward (which, despite its name and proximity, does not include the village of Whaddon in the Buckinghamshire Council area); the remainder of the parish is in the Bletchley and Fenny Stratford ward.[3]
Bletchley Park
editWithin the West Bletchley parish, in the Church Green district, is Bletchley Park. During the Second World War, this district was home to the Government Code and Cypher School. The German Enigma code was cracked here by, amongst others, Alan Turing. Another cipher machine was solved with the aid of early computing devices, known as a Colossus. Bletchley Park is now a museum, although many areas of the park grounds have been sold off for housing development.
Education
editPrimary
editChildren in the area attend a number of primary schools in the parish, which include: Milton Keynes Preparatory School, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Holne Chase Primary School, White Spire School, Rickley Park Primary School and Chestnuts Primary School.
Special school
editWhite Spire School, an all age (5-19) mixed special school for pupils with Moderate Learning Difficulties, is located on Rickley Lane in West Bletchley.[4] All pupils at the school have a statement outlining their special need and are referred to the school by the Inclusion Division of Milton Keynes Council. As such there is no reserved area with pupils transported to the school from across Milton Keynes and, in some instances, further afield.
Secondary
editSee also
edit- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford, the other civil parish for 'greater Bletchley'.
Further reading
edit- Edward Legg, Early History of Bletchley Park 1235–1937; Bletchley Park Trust Historic Guides series, No. 1, 1999
References
edit- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 4 February 2013
- ^ "Contact your Parish, Town or Community Council". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Milton Keynes ward boundaries – Milton Keynes Council
- ^ "White Spire School, URN: 110575". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2020.