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	Stony Stratford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stony Stratford (sometimes shortened to Stony) is a town in the north-west corner of Milton Keynes, England.
		The prefix 'Stony' refers to the stones on the bed of the ford, differentiating the town from nearby Fenny Stratford.
		Stony Stratford was the location where, in 1290, an Eleanor cross was built in memory of the recently deceased Eleanor of Castile.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stony_Stratford (515 words)

	Stony Stratford
		War memorials in Stony Stratford have been transcribed by Peter Quick, and published in a booklet entitled "War Memorials and War Graves: Milton Keynes and Wolverton area, Volume 6", available from the Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society.
		The church of St. Giles on the west side of Stony Stratford, was originally built as a chantry chapel in 1451, and was endowed in 1482.
		The cross erected at Stratford in memory of Eleanor Queen of Edward I. was demolished in the great civil war: it stood at the lower end of the town.
	met.open.ac.uk /genuki/big/eng/BKM/StonyStratford (1387 words)

	Stony Stratford -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Stony Stratford was the location where, in 1290, an (Click link for more info and facts about Eleanor cross) Eleanor cross was built in memory of the recently deceased (Click link for more info and facts about Eleanor of Castile) Eleanor of Castile.
		Stony Stratford was reputedly the last place that (Click link for more info and facts about King Edward V) King Edward V was seen alive in public.
		Today Stony Stratford is a busy (A (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times) market town on the periphery of Milton Keynes, and is considered by many to be quite picturesque.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/stony_stratford.htm (566 words)

	Stony Stratford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Stony Stratford is a small town on the Watling Street Roman Road, the old London to Holyhead trunk...
		Stony Stratford, originally part of Buckinghamshire is in the centre of the UK, part of the unitary authority...
		Stony or Stoney Stratford is a small market town on the northern verge of the county, separated from Northamptonshire by the river Ouse.
	www.heronlodge.com /stony-stratford.html (383 words)

	Stony Stratford - The Romans
		Stony Stratford was a stop-off point offering the traveller food, accommodation, horses, the services of flsmiths and really anything the pilgrim or traveller might need.
		Anyone standing near the ford at Stony Stratford would have been used to the spectacle of disciplined marching cohorts of Roman infantry negotiating the river crossing, heading north or south.
		Although there is no current evidence of Roman buildings in Stony Stratford itself, Roman villas have been excavated in the area, principally at Cosgrove and Bancroft.
	www.mkheritage.co.uk /mkm/stonystratford/docs/romans.html (453 words)

	Milton Keynes - Stony Stratford - Milton Keynes Housing - MKWeb
		Milton Keynes - Stony Stratford - Milton Keynes Housing - MKWeb
		Stony Stratford lies to the north west of Milton Keynes.
		Stony Stratford has some exceptional restaurants in the High Street with a huge range of cuisine.
	www.mkweb.co.uk /Housing/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=4871 (691 words)

	Encyclopedia: Stony Stratford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is located on the border with Northamptonshire, to the north-west of and (somewhat reluctantly, included in) Milton Keynes itself.
		Fenny Stratford is a town in the Unitary Authority of Milton Keynes, in England.
		There has been a market in Stony Stratford since 1194 (by charter of King Richard I).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Stony-Stratford (2211 words)

	Michael Anthony Estate Agents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Stony Stratford is a small market town to the North of Milton Keynes.
		In the late 18th/early 19th centuries Stony Stratford was an important coaching town and stop off point for mail and passengers travelling by coach between London and the North.
		Stony Stratford is steeped in history and still retains its beauty.
	www.michaelanthony.co.uk /stonystratford.htm (112 words)

	Stony Stratford revisited
		Then it was straight down the Stony Stratford Publishing Company where, after a fine liquid lunch, we obtained an advance on the forth-coming book, and the world rights.
		It was damaged in the Fire of Stony Stratford of 1742, although no clear evidence was found against the Stony Stratford Morrismen.
		I was informed by the receptionist of the Cock, that the "Stony Stratford Live" festival was on 30/31st August 1997.
	fp.millennas.f9.co.uk /stonystr.htm (909 words)

	Stony Stratford
		Stony Stratford is on the Ouse, in the hundred of Newport, 52 miles from London, on the parliamentary and mail-road to Holyhead ; it is built also on the ancient Watling Street, along which it extends about a mile.
		There are a national school and two large Sunday schools, in which the children of the poor are taught the rudiments of education.
		In the map of Ancient Britain, published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Lactoroclum is fixed at Towcester.
	www.oldtowns.co.uk /Buckinghamshire/stonystratford.htm (381 words)

	Stony Stratford Online - The Jewel of Milton Keynes
		Stony Stratford, originally part of Buckinghamshire is in the centre of the UK, part of the unitary authority of Milton Keynes new city.
		Stony Stratford has an informal friendship arrangement with Neufchateau in France - click here.
		If you're a business in Stony Stratford, then you should be a member of the Business Association.
	www.stonystratford.co.uk (236 words)

	THIRD GENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He was married to Jane HARRISON (daughter of Thomas HARRISON Esq.) in May 1795 in Stony Stratford.
		was born in Jan 1796 in Stony Stratford.
		was born in Oct 1798 in Stony Stratford.
	www.stamplink.com /genealogy/pearce/d674.htm (51 words)

	Milton Keynes - Stony Stratford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Stony Stratford is one of the oldest districts of Milton Keynes, dating from well before the years of the Industrial Revolution which resulted in Bletchley and Wolverton becoming the major towns in our area.
		Stony is one of the city's favourite destinations for a night out, having an excellent choice of pubs and restaurants as well as just being a very pleasing place to walk around at night.
		Much of Stony Stratford was destroyed by fire during the eighteenth century.
	www.askmk.com /localareas/stonystratford.html (260 words)

	Deanshanger - do you remember the 1880s? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As well as being the title of a chart-topping single by indie apologists Prolapse, Deanshanger, you may or may not be aware, is a village in South Northamptonshire two miles west of Stony Stratford, somewhere between the A413 and A422.
		In 1887 the tram was extended from Stony Stratford to Old Stratford.
		The tracks between Stony Stratford and Deanshanger were removed, while some of the track between Wolverton and Stony Stratford was renewed.
	www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Towers/9068/deanshanger.html (349 words)

	Stony Stratford local history project
		Stony Stratford is a small town in the north of Buckinghamshire, England.
		The London and North Western railway passed by at Wolverton and the long, straight road through Stony Stratford was no longer the fastest route north.
		Stony Stratford would have to adapt to the age of the motor car!
	clutch.open.ac.uk /schools/stmarystgiles99/gallop.html (231 words)

	Exhibits At Milton Keynes Museum: The Tram
		The Wolverton and Stony Stratford Tram ran between the two towns in northern Buckinghamshire from the 1880s to the 1920s.
		The tram reopened on 20 November 1891 as the Wolverton and Stony Stratford and District Tramways Company, under the direction of Herbert Leon (later Sir Herbert) and a group of businessmen from the Bedford area.
		In addition, there is also a section of original track, rescued during the building of the Stony Stratford by-pass (it was found near to where the A5 dual carriageway crosses over the Wolverton Road in Stony Stratford).
	www.mkmuseum.org.uk /exhibit/tram.htm (744 words)

	Stony Stratford Business Association
		Stony Stratford has a flourishing Business Association working to promote the town, its members and to represent the local business community.
		More recently a literature festival and quiz event have been added to the rich tapestry which is Stony Stratford's calendar.
		Stony Stratford is undoubtedly a great place to work with friendly people all around only too willing to provide help and support.
	www.stonystratford.co.uk /ssba.html (301 words)

	Old English Inns : The Cock Hotel : Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire
		Stony Stratford 'The Town on The Road' has for centuries occupied an important position on what was originally a prehistoric track way, then the Romans vital North/South Watling Street and latterly the old A5 from London to Holyhead.
		In 1745 the 'Great Fire' of Stony Stratford destroyed most of the east side of the High Street including much of this building, however the Hotel was re-built and soon after became the official staging post for the Manchester Flyer and the famous stage coach journey from London to Manchester.
		According to history, the host of travellers who passed through both The Cock and adjacent Bull Hotel told each other outrageous stories of their travels and as a result the phrase 'A Cock and Bull Story' was coined.
	www.cockhotel-stonystratford.com /history.htm (184 words)

	Stony Stratford library 19.12.03 - Dr Phyllis Starkey MP - Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes South West
		Despite a record Government grant, the Lib Dem administration are proposing to close the upper floor of Stony Stratford Library.
		“The library in Stony Stratford is vital for the community and my constituents — particularly elderly people and parents with young families— rely on it.
		Stony Stratford Library is the third most popular library in the borough, after CMK and Bletchley libraries.
	www.phyllisstarkey.labour.co.uk /ViewPage.cfm?Page=8198 (297 words)

	Cofferidge Close, first page
		The opening of the Euston to Denbigh Railway line on April 9th abruptly ended Stony Stratford's stage coach era.
		By 1844 the number of coaches passing through Stony Stratford dropped from 280 to 12 a week.
		From 1838 this coach would have collected the London mail, via the London and Birmingham Railway at Wolverton Station, and returned through Stony Stratford to Buckingham and on to Banbury.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~jtunley/sculpt/parks/coff/signs/coff.htm (208 words)

	Articles - Milton Keynes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It contains within its boundaries the towns of Bletchley, Wolverton and Stony Stratford and the villages of New Bradwell, Shenley, Loughton, Woughton, Broughton and of course Milton Keynes Village.
		The town was recorded in manorial rolls in 1252 as Fenni Stratford, though previously it was just known as Stratford: the prefix being added to distinguish the town from nearby Stony Stratford.
		Today Stony Stratford is a busy market town on the northern edge of Milton Keynes, and is considered by many to be quite picturesque.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Milton_Keynes (4152 words)

	SAINT ANNOUNCE DATES AT UK’s PREMIER FREE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN STONY STRATFORD
		Following on from the successful launch of their debut album "Bones & Telephones" and recent appearances in Brussels, Barcelona, London, Dublin and Amsterdam, Saint have confirmed they will be appearing FREE at Folk-on-the-Green in Stony Stratford at 2.15pm on Sunday 12th June.
		This appearance will be followed by a performance of their debut album, "Bones and Telephones" as part of ‘Stony Live’ on the same day at the Cock Hotel Marquee Suite, Stony Stratford from 8.00pm (tickets available from Andante Blues, High Street, Stony Stratford, price £4.00).
		Media passes for the Cock Hotel Marquee Suite, Stony Stratford event on Sunday June 12th are available by contacting Mark Dilks.
	www.pressbox.co.uk /Detailed/29327.html (557 words)

	Counselling and Therapy in Milton Keynes, Stony Stratford and Bletchley -Jean Harding
		Counselling and therapy in Stony Stratford (near Milton Keynes)
		My counselling practice is based in Stony Stratford, on the outskirts of Milton Keynes, and within easy reach of Bletchley, Buckingham and Northampton.
		I am particularly interested in counselling people who are at a turning point in their lives, or simply want to make changes.
	www.jhardingcounselling.co.uk (100 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: Buckinghamshire: Stony Stratford: Society and Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Milton Keynes Museum - History of the Wolverton and Stony Stratford tram.
		Stony Stratford - a look around - A pictorial guide to Stony Stratford - its environment, buildings, people and events.
		Stony Stratford Mummers - Performing every Christmas in the town of Stony Stratford and surrounding villages, collecting for local, national, and international charities.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Buckinghamshire/Stony_Stratford/Society_and_Culture (273 words)

	The Cock Hotel - Stony Stratford (nr Milton Keynes) hotels at LateRooms.com - Hotels in Stony Stratford (nr Milton ...
		If the reservation is not cancelled by 2pm the day prior to arrival, your credit card will be charged with the full amount of the first night's stay.
		This is an historical hotel, which is situated in the High Street of Stony Startford.
		Take the M1 to J15.Turn right at the first roundabout towards Stony Stratford (A508) and take the 2nd turning at the 2nd roundabout.
	www.laterooms.com /en/S89823.html (848 words)

	STONY STRATFORD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Stony Stratford - The Ford on the Stone [i.e.
		It is possible that the original Roman ford was also provided with "stepping stones" in order that pedestrian travellers could avoid getting their sandals damp, but this is pure speculation.
		There are three inscriptions recorded in Volume I of the R.I.B. for Stony Stratford, all in the form of dedicatory texts to various gods engraved upon metal plates, two of silver and one of bronze.
	www.roman-britain.org /places/stony_stratford.htm (321 words)

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