The announcement of the New City

In 1964 the proposed city didn't even have a name. I came across this yellowing copy of the Wolverton Express amongst my mother's papers. The publication date was November 20th 1964. At that time the combined population of Wolverton, Stony Stratford, Bletchley  and all points in between was about 50,000. The projection for the new city was an eventual population of 250,000. Last year it reached 236,000 - an astonishing growth for only 40 years. And as you can see from the plan, that whole area around Beachampton, Nash and Whaddon is still undeveloped.