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Newport Pagnell in General

Newest Review: ... de Paganell, who was a mate of William the Conquerer, and because William liked it so much, he named the town after Faulke de Paganell. Now that may or may not be true, but I believe it is! In the town centre, there are many many shops etc: Woolworths Dry Cleaners Dress hire shop A Donnar Kebab place Blockbusters About 3 fish and chip shops A somerfield Doodles - a stationary shop Library a pound and bargain shop Boots and Doctors in the same building Travel agent Pubs HSBC bank Barclays bank Woolwich ATM Pet shop Petrol station TV & VCR repair shop Old memoriblia shop (sells old magazines/papers/books from 100/150 years ago) Weddin... more

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Newport Pagnell in General: A quite quiet place! (462 words)
by snorlaxjen - written on 18/02/01 (Useful, 91 readings)
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Newport Pagnell, my home town. Ah it may not be the busiest place in the world, heck it may not be the busiest place in the county, but it is a nice place to go. A few minutes away from our local 'city' - Milton Keynes, Newport Pagnell, like many 'small' towns is steeped in history. There are so many churches in Newport Pagnell, I am not a church-goer personally, but the one thing that sticks out, is the church of the St Peter and St Paul, in the town centre. (all the following information was what I was taught YEARS ago in school). The St Peter and St Paul was built by Faulke de Paganell, who was a mate of ...

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