Fenny Stratford

The town name is an Old English language word that means 'marshy ford on a Roman road', referring to Watling Street. There are traces of the Romano-British settlement (or ) at Dropshot Farm, on the edge of the present day occupation. Possibly the oldest known gold coin in Britain was found here in 1849, a gold stater of the mid-second century BCE. Although known as the "Bletchley" hoards, two coin hoards were also found at or near the site of , consisting of silver denarii, in 1967 and 1987. The town was recorded in manorial rolls in 1252 as Fenni Stratford. King JamesI awarded a market charter in 1608, formally making it a town. As a result, the main London-Chester route that ran through…

The Fenny Poppers are six small ceremonial cannon which date from this time and are still fired ceremonially (with blank charges) today. The exact date of their first use is unknown. In 1740, Browne Willis purchased a house on Aylesbury Street, and its rental income was used to fund both the sermon and the supply of gunpowder. After his death in 1760, these traditions continued and were later documented. In 1859, all six Poppers were re-cast by the Eagle Foundry in Northampton after one of them burst. They remain in use today and were recently examined and x-rayed to confirm they are free of cracks. Over their long history, the battery has been fired from various locations, including the…

A mixture of old buildings and new developments, Fenny Stratford is a small town on the edge of Milton Keynes. The market is no longer active, but the town still features a variety of shops, restaurants, pubs, newsagents, and hotels, primarily along Aylesbury Street. Pink Punters, an LGBT nightclub, is on Watling Street. Fenny Stratford railway station, one of the seven railway stations that serve the Milton Keynes urban area, is served by the (Bletchley - Bedford) Marston Vale Line.