Middleton, Milton Keynes

The village was originally known as Middeltone (11th century); then later as Middelton Kaynes or Caynes (13th century); Milton Keynes (15th century); and Milton alias Middelton Gaynes (17th century).^[5] Before the Conquest Queen Edith held this manor.^[5] A century after the Norman invasion, the manor transferred by marriage to Hugh de Kaynes,^[5] whose family held it to the late 13th century (as well as others in the country – Ashton Keynes in Wiltshire, Somerford Keynes in Gloucestershire, and Horsted Keynes in West Sussex).^[5] During this time the village became known as Middleton Keynes,^[3] eventually shortening to 'Milton Keynes'.^[6]

The original core village of the district, along Walton Road and Broughton Road, has retained its "Milton Keynes" road signs and has several rural village houses and a thatched pub which dates back to the 13th century. It is now known as "Milton Keynes Village".

Middleton has two schools, Middleton Primary School and Oakgrove School, a secondary comprehensive. Both were built in the early 2000s, in the southwest of the district.

There is a pub in the Milton Keynes Village, The Swan Inn. There is a village hall and pavilion. Recreational locations include Middleton Park, the Blue Funnel playground and The Poplar Plantation, a nature reserve. Leisure facilities include football, netball, martial arts and fencing. Other amenities include shops, church, allotments, medical clinic, defibrillators, and an eV charging station.