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40-470: The house was built about 1770 on the property of Thomas Smith, a lawyer in New York City, who inherited the land following the 1769 death of his father, Judge William Smith . Judge Smith had been a major property owner in the area, and his holdings were divided among his six sons and several daughters. Another son was Joshua Hett Smith, who was living in this house he called "Belmont" in 1780. Arnold became

80-520: A celebrated hero early in the Revolutionary War. Severely wounded in the 1777 Battles of Saratoga , his shattered left leg left him unable to ride a horse or walk without pain. In June 1778, he was made military governor of southeast Pennsylvania, stationed in Philadelphia . His taste for high living and use of soldiers for personal tasks made him unpopular. In April 1779, he married Peggy Shippen ,

120-519: A daughter of René Het and Blanche Dubois, French Huguenots who fled France following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Together, William and Mary were the parents of fourteen children, including: After the death of his first wife in 1754, he married noted hymnwriter Elizabeth (née Scott) Williams (1708–1776) in 1761. Elizabeth, the widow of Elisha Williams (the 4th Rector of Yale College ),

160-582: A large set of sluice gates , used to control downstream flooding, is located near the bridge. Between 1817 and 1864, the town was linked to the Grand Junction Canal at Great Linford via the Newport Pagnell Canal . In 1862, the canal owners sold the route to the London and North Western Railway . For a hundred years (1867 to 1967), Newport Pagnell was served by Newport Pagnell railway station ,

200-612: A primary school, local centre sports pitches and play areas. It is expected to be energy efficient and sustainable. Newport Pagnell is identified by the City Council (in local planning documents) as one of the three "Key Settlements" in the Milton Keynes UA outside of the 1967 "designated area" of the New Town, with the town's complementary Neighbourhood Plan, adopted in June 2021, allocating

240-623: A similar level to that of the constituent towns of the latter; the two now join at the M1 and there are no other practical distinctions between them. As of 2001, the Office for National Statistics records Newport Pagnell as part of the Milton Keynes Urban Area . By the 2001 census, its population had increased significantly from 6,000 in 1971 to 15,020. In 2006, the Borough Council projected that

280-412: A total of 1,400 homes for the town between 2016 and 2031. The closest passenger rail service is at Wolverton railway station (approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) distant), with inter-city services accessible from Milton Keynes Central (approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) distant). Bus 21 (Red Rose) operates an hourly service from Monday to Friday, connecting the town with Olney and Lavendon to

320-526: A tutor there before being offered the presidency when he was 27 years old. Smith declined the offer, in order to begin a law practice in New York City. In 1751, he was appointed Attorney General of New York , followed by an appointment as a member of the Governor's Council, serving on the latter from 1753 until 1767. In 1760, Smith was offered the position of Chief Justice of the Province of New York . Against

360-574: Is also home to one of two campuses of Ousedale School (the other one being in nearby Olney ), which serves students from across the town and its surrounding villages, and is one of the best performing secondary schools in the City of Milton Keynes. The town is located at the north-eastern corner of the Milton Keynes urban area, overlooking the rural parts of the Unitary Authority area. It is served by

400-494: Is still a service facility in Newport Pagnell, but the factory on the north side of Tickford St has since been demolished apart from the engine shop, board room and offices that are listed buildings. The land behind these has been developed by a housing developer. The buildings at the front, including the house used as a board room, have been restored and will be used as commercial sites. In 2012, Aston Martin completely modernised

440-641: The Milton Keynes urban area . The town is separated from the rest of the urban area by the M1 motorway , on which Newport Pagnell Services , the second service station to be opened in the United Kingdom , is located. The town is more widely known for having the only remaining vellum manufacturer in the United Kingdom, and being the original home of the exclusive sports car manufacturer Aston Martin . The town

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480-426: The Province of New York William Smith . Joshua Hett Smith, at whose house, near Stony Point, Arnold and André held their interview (September 22), was tried by a military court and acquitted. He was soon afterwards arrested by the civil authorities and committed to jail at Goshen, Orange County, whence he escaped and made his way through the country, in the disguise of a woman, to New York. Smith went to England with

520-402: The (then) Borough of Milton Keynes. The former urban district was an unparished area from 1974 to 1985, governed directly by Milton Keynes Borough Council. The civil parish of Newport Pagnell was re-established in 1985, with its council adopting the name Newport Pagnell Town Council. Although Newport Pagnell was excluded from the 1967 designated area of Milton Keynes, its growth has been at

560-620: The British army at the close of the war, and in 1808 published a book in London entitled An Authentic Narrative of the Causes which led to the Death of Major André , a work of very little reliable authority. He died at New York in 1818. The house served as Washington's headquarters from August 20 to 25, 1781. The American and French armies were then on the march to Yorktown, Virginia , and it took four days to ferry

600-630: The College in 1758). Smith was also known for opposing the Anglican domination of King's College in New York (today Columbia University ). He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1744. Smith was also known as part of the legal team that was victorious on behalf of the printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger . In 1727, Smith was married to Mary Het (1710–1754),

640-698: The M1 motorway from Junction 14 (2 miles (3.2 km) to the south) via the A509 which, along with the A422 and Wolverton Road, connects it with (the rest of) the Milton Keynes BUA. To the east of the town, the A422 and A509 multiplex northwards to form the Newport Pagnell Eastern Bypass, providing links to Bedford , Wellingborough and Kettering . The historic Newport Pagnell-Northampton road (B526) runs through

680-508: The advice of friends and family, he turned down the offer. Smith's son, the younger William Smith , was then offered the position, which he accepted. In 1763, he became judge of the New York Supreme Court . He wrote the charter to create and was involved in the establishment of the College of New Jersey, today known as Princeton University and was a trustee from 1746 until his death (Jonathan Edwards later served as president of

720-585: The centre of the town, linking rural villages to the north, and provides a secondary route to Northampton . It was proposed in January 2021 that, with the money that had been given to Milton Keynes City Council as part of the UK Government's Active Travel Fund, Tongwell Lane in Newport Pagnell would be converted into a redway , which would better link the town with the rest of the city. Since its completion in March 2021,

760-538: The daughter of a prominent Tory. That same month, he began a treasonous correspondence with British General Henry Clinton . By the summer, he was informing Clinton of American troop locations and strengths, and negotiating a fee to switch sides. Arnold angrily resigned his military command of Philadelphia in March 1780, in response to a Congressional inquiry into expenses he incurred during the failed 1775–76 invasion of Quebec and an upcoming court-martial (in April, at which he

800-470: The early morning hours of September 11, but the rendezvous had to be abandoned when Smith's rowboat was fired upon. Arnold and André finally met before dawn on September 22: André sailed up the Hudson River aboard HMS  Vulture ; a rowboat containing Arnold and Smith (and two of Smith's allies rowing) met the British warship mid-river and carried André to the western shore. Arnold and André talked through

840-583: The growth of Milton Keynes . This has led to a number of new housing developments in the area. The modern civil parish of Newport Pagnell stops at the M1, but the Church of England ecclesiastical parish extends to include Broughton and Caldecote . The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul . The town is home to four primary schools – Tickford Park Primary School, Cedars, Green Park Primary School, and Portfields Primary School – and three pre-schools – River Meadows, Lovat Hall and Northern Pastures. It

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880-573: The modern City of Milton Keynes UA. The Grade I listed Tickford Bridge , over the River Ouzel (or Lovat), was built in 1810. It is one of just a few cast iron bridges in Britain that still carry modern road traffic. Near the footbridge at the side, there is a plaque placed by Newport Pagnell Historical Society that gives details of its history and construction. The Ouzel joins the Great Ouse nearby, and

920-500: The new area is called "Milton Keynes East", and is proposed to include a local centre with two primary schools and a secondary school. It is to have direct road links to Newport Pagnell town centre, and Central Milton Keynes via an expansion of the Milton Keynes grid road system . In September 2023, construction of the development initiated, with MK City Council closing the A509 London Road (between M1 J14 and Tickford Roundabout to

960-539: The night at Smith's house, but the Vulture was fired upon and moved downriver, stranding the British major behind American lines. André, despite being given a pass signed by Arnold, was captured, tried as a spy, and hanged. Arnold made it safely to New York City, where he was given a commission in the British Army. Joshua Hett Smith (May 27, 1749 – 1818) was the son of Judge William Smith and brother of Chief Justice of

1000-685: The north, and Central Milton Keynes to the south-west. Operating roughly every 30 mins from Monday to Friday are the Arriva -operated Bus 1 (serving Willen and CMK), and Bus 2/2A (serving Crownhill). MK City Council also operates an on demand bus service known as "MK Connect", which serves the whole MK unitary authority area, including Newport Pagnell. There are two tiers of local government covering Newport Pagnell, at parish (town) and unitary authority level: Newport Pagnell Town Council and Milton Keynes City Council . The town council has its offices and meeting place at 80 High Street. In City Council elections,

1040-483: The parish church of SS Peter and Paul ), one at Grade II* (84 High St. ) and a further 118 at Grade II. The Old Town Hall Chambers , now apartments, were built as a school in the early 19th century. From 1954 until 2007, the town was the home to the sports car manufacturer Aston Martin . The Newport Pagnell factory was considered outdated and a new production facility was built near Gaydon in Warwickshire . There

1080-468: The population will remain broadly stable at this level, and by the 2011 census, the population had increased very little to 15,118. Newport Pagnell has a Non-League football team Newport Pagnell Town F.C. , nicknamed the Swans, who play at The Pavilion on Willen Road. An ITF Taekwon-Do club, Kicks Taekwon-Do Academy, trains at Cedars Primary School, Bury Street, and a swimming pool. Between 1959 and 1960 it

1120-453: The river would isolate New England from the rest of the Colonies, and cause the rebellion to fail. While en route to West Point, Arnold renewed his acquaintance with Joshua Hett Smith, who had spied for both sides. They were co-conspirators by September 10, when the general stayed overnight at Smith's house, located about 15 miles south of the fort. A meeting with Major André was to take place in

1160-402: The service facility and the site also houses a bespoke sales department. Notable industries in the town include the only remaining vellum manufacturer in the United Kingdom, William Cowley, located at Parchment Works, 97 Caldecote Street. Over the past 50 years, Newport Pagnell has attracted an increasing amount of investment and of economic growth, due to its fortunes being intertwined with

1200-440: The south of the town) which is currently in place for up to 18 months, with a new "Eastern Relief Road" and bridge across the M1 planned to be built. In September 2023, developer Vistry Group was commissioned by MK City Council to construct over 900 timber-framed homes as part of the £275mn Tickford Fields development to the east of the town, with more than 30% of the homes planned to be affordable. The development will also feature

1240-644: The terminus on the Wolverton to Newport Pagnell branch line . (The route is now a rail trail , part of the Milton Keynes redway system .) The population of Newport Pagnell and its hinterland at the 1801 Census was 17,576; by 1911 it had grown to 14,428. The population of Newport Pagnell Urban District alone is first recorded at the 1911 Census as 4,238 and had reached 4,743 by 1961. The town has one scheduled monument (Civil War defences in Bury Field ), two buildings or structures listed at Grade I (Tickford Bridge and

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1280-517: The town has been served by three connections to the wider redway network of Milton Keynes, all heading westwards into Blakelands first: Tongwell Lane, Stanmore Gardens and the Wolverton-Newport Pagnell railway walk . In February 2021, developers presented to Milton Keynes City Council proposals for the development of a new community to the south of Newport Pagnell, with the construction of approximately 5,000 homes. In planning documents,

1320-565: The town is divided between the Newport Pagnell South, and Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope wards. Newport Pagnell became the headquarters of Newport Pagnell Rural District under the Local Government Act 1894 . In 1897, Newport Pagnell became the sole civil parish within the newly created Newport Pagnell Urban District . Both the urban and rural district were abolished in 1974, merging with neighbouring districts to become

1360-403: The troops, horses, wagons and cannons across the Hudson River. The house came to be known as "Treason House," and the hill overlooking the Hudson River was named "Treason Hill." The house was in a state of disrepair in the mid-1910s, when a campaign was launched to buy and restore it. The New York State Hospital for Crippled Children stood on an adjacent property, and wished to expand. The house

1400-623: Was a sister to Thomas Scott and Dr. Joseph Nicol Scott , and the niece of Daniel Scott (an English nonconformist minister and lexicographer ). Smith died in New York City on 22 November 1769. Newport Pagnell 52°05′13″N 0°43′19″W  /  52.087°N 0.722°W  / 52.087; -0.722 Newport Pagnell is a town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire , England . The Office for National Statistics records Newport Pagnell as part of

1440-445: Was cleared of all but minor charges). In mid-July 1780, he wrote to Clinton offering to surrender the fort at West Point for £20,000. It was not until July 31 that he met with Washington to request command of the fort, and August 3 when he was installed as its commander. The fort at West Point, located on a hill above a narrow bend in the Hudson River, was the key military site for defending the river. The British believed that control of

1480-539: Was demolished in 1929 for that expansion. The hospital was renamed in 1974 to honor actress Helen Hayes . 41°12′48″N 73°59′18.51″W  /  41.21333°N 73.9884750°W  / 41.21333; -73.9884750 William Smith (judge, born 1697) William Smith (8 October 1697 – 22 November 1769) was an American lawyer and jurist. Smith was born on 8 October 1697 in Newport Pagnell in England. He

1520-554: Was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Neuport , Old English for 'New Market Town', but by that time, the old Anglo-Saxon town was dominated by the Norman invaders. The suffix 'Pagnell' came later when the manor passed into the hands of the Pagnell (Paynel) family. It was the principal town of the " Three Hundreds of Newport ", a district that had almost the same boundary as

1560-573: Was the eldest of five sons born to Thomas Smith (1675–1745) and Susanna ( née Odell) Smith (1675–1729). In 1715, he emigrated with his family to New York where his father became one of the founders of the First Presbyterian Church on Wall Street , inviting Jonathan Edwards to serve as minister. Once in America, Smith studied religion, law and the classics at Yale College , graduating in 1719. After his graduation from Yale, he worked as

1600-681: Was the headquarters of the Aston Martin F1 team. Bowls has been played in Newport Pagnell for over 400 years as maps of the Town dating from the mid 17 Century show a public House called "The Bowling Green". The Newport Pagnell Bowling Club was founded in 1905 and the club used the Bowling Green behind the George pub in Tickford Street (currently The Magic Wok 2019). The game was developing locally due to

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