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Stony Stratford is mentioned in
Shakespeare (Richard III, Act 2 Scene 4), when
Richard Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III)
finds out the location of the young King Edward V
and his brother, the Duke of York. These two were rivals to Richard's claims to the throne.
Edward was
arrested in Stony Stratford, taken to the Tower
of London and never seen again. |
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When Queen Eleanor (wife of Edward
I) died at Lincoln in 1290, her body was
transported to London for burial. Stony Stratford
was one of the eleven resting places on the
journey. Each was marked with a memorial cross,
although the one at Stony Stratford no longer
exists. |
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Stony Stratford was originally on
the main London to Holyhead Roman road, Watling
Street. |
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In the last century, ocean going
steam launches were built in Stony Stratford. |
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The concrete cows are perhaps the
most famous landmarks in Milton Keynes. They were
created by a locally based artist in the 1970s
and can now be found in a field close to the
railway which runs through the city. |
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The inaugural meeting of the Grand
Union Canal Company was held in the Bull Inn,
Stony Stratford. However, the closest the canal
came to the town was at Old Stratford, part of
the Buckingham Arm of the main canal. |
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The Cock Inn and Bull Inn gave their
names to the Cock & Bull Story. |
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Scenes from Indiana Jones and
Superman films were shot nearby in Milton Keynes. |
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The Wolverton & Stony Stratford
Tram was the last steam hauled rural tram in the
UK. It also had the largest carriages ever made
for a tram in England. The last tram ran in 1926.
One of the company's chairmen was a certain Louis
Clovis Boneparte, and his successor Mr Braggins
was the last man in Stony Stratford to wear a top
hat. |
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Stony Stratford
is the home of Folk on the Green, the area's
major local free folk music festival. |
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