Facts and places of interest in Fenny Stratford

Interesting Facts about Fenny Stratford

• Fenny Stratford in Old English means ‘marshy ford on a Roman Road'.

• Possibly the oldest gold coin found in Britain was found in Fenny Stratford. It is a gold stater from the mid-second century BCE.

• In 1252 the town was recorded in manorial rolls as being spelt ‘Fenni Stratford'.

• Fenny Stratford is an ancient Market Town.

• In 1665 the bubonic plague meant that the main road was diverted away from the town and the market died off.

• Fenny Stratford has a ceremonial tradition of firing six small cannons each year; these are called ‘the fenny poppers'. No records exists of when this tradition started but we know it pre-dates 1740.

• Herbert Akroyd Stuart invented the world's first successful heavy oil engine in Fenny Stratford.

Places of Interest in Fenny Stratford

Walks

Plenty of nice walks around the countryside and the Grand Union Canal.

Fenny Lodge Gallery - 76 Simpson Road, Fenny Stratford, Bletchley

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