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Stony Stratford sits on the northwestern edge of Milton Keynes, tucked into a bend of the River Great Ouse where the old Roman Watling Street crosses the water. Known locally as the ‘Jewel of Milton Keynes,’ it manages to keep the character of a traditional market town despite being absorbed into the wider grid system. The High Street is the town’s backbone, lined with Georgian frontages that hide much older timber frames, a legacy of the coaching era when it was a vital stop between London and Birmingham. You won’t find many chain shops here; instead, it's defined by narrow alleyways, independent bookshops, and a notable concentration of old pubs, including the Cock and the Bull, which supposedly gave rise to the phrase 'a cock and bull story.' While you have the practicality of the city's modern shopping centres and the West Coast Main Line just a ten-minute drive away, the immediate surroundings are surprisingly green, with the Ouse Valley Park providing a continuous trail of riverside meadows and floodplains right on the doorstep.