Stony Stratford sits on the north-west edge of Milton Keynes where Watling Street crosses the River Great Ouse into Northamptonshire. It is about 4 miles from our base, straight up the V4 Watling Street, so it is one of the closest towns we cover. The parish takes in the old market town itself plus the Galley Hill and Fullers Slade estates, which lie between the town and the A5, with Wolverton immediately to the east.
The town centre is a conservation area, designated in 1975, and the parish has more than 140 listed buildings, most of them along the High Street, Market Square, Church Street and Horsefair Green. Fires in the 18th century led to a lot of rebuilding, which is why the High Street reads as Georgian and early Victorian, though some brick and rendered fronts hide older timber frames behind. Roofs are slate and clay tile, windows are mostly timber sashes, and the council's own review says chimney stacks are part of the town's character and should be kept. Victorian terraces run out along Wolverton Road and London Road, built for the railway works at Wolverton. Galley Hill and Fullers Slade were the first big estates put up by the Development Corporation in 1971 to 1972, built with system methods, and Fullers Slade is now in a council regeneration programme.
Anglian Water supplies the town and classes the water as hard, so limescale in boilers, cylinders and hot water pipework is a normal part of the job here rather than an exception.
With a population of approximately around 7,900, Stony Stratford has a varied housing stock that creates diverse heating requirements. Our Gas Safe registered engineers (registration #957816) understand the specific challenges of working in Stony Stratford's properties, from georgian and early victorian houses, inns and shops with flats above along the high street, market square and church street, many of them listed to late 20th century infill and newer houses on the edge of the parish towards the a5 and queen eleanor street.
Plumbline MK is based at 3 Ayrton Close, Grange Farm, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 0PA. To book a plumber or heating engineer in Stony Stratford, call 07805 844 016 or email enquiries@plumblinemk.co.uk.