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Eastern Railway the Cambridge-Ely line was opened in 1845 bypassing the village to the east but with no station.
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Association opened its East of
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Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust which it did on 31 March 2008.
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1386:Friends of Milton Country Park (31 March 2008).
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660:"Build a custom area profile - Census 2021, ONS"
616:Milton Country Park South end of Dickerson's Pit
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951:"History — The Milton Brewery, Cambridge Ltd"
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1290:"About Milton Country Park"
799:"A Brief History of Milton"
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