Willen People

Where were current villagers born?

Although nearly all the children in the village photograph were born in Milton Keynes, the adult inhabitants were, with only one exception, born outside the new city.

So where were the adults born and how far have they travelled since their birth until they arrived in Willen? Study the information below and consult your atlas!

Places of birth

London (5),

Chelmsford (2)

Nottingham (2)

Tring

Bristol

Middlesborough

Hove

Billinge

Southampton

Ipswich

Udine (North Italy)

Dublin

Aldershot

Salisbury

South Shields

Northampton

Eversholt

Bilston

Yeovil

Worcester

Derby

Christchurch (New Zealand)

The locally born resident hales from Loughton, one of the old villages now surrounded by Milton Keynes