Newton Aycliffe
County Durham ‘Mark One’ New Town – Designated 19 April 1947 Following a period of decline resulting from
England
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire ‘Mark Three’ New Town – Designated 23 January 1967 Designated to accommodate overspill from
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire Designated 4 February 1947 The third of the London ‘ring towns’, Hemel Hempstead was designated to
Hatfield
Hertfordshire ‘Mark One’ New Town – Designated 20 May 1948 Hatfield was designated alongside Welwyn Garden City,
Harlow
Essex ‘Mark One’ New Town – Designated 25 March 1947 Identified as the location for a London ‘ring town’ in
Crawley
West Sussex ‘Mark One’ New Town – Designated 9 January 1947 The second of the New Towns and designed to
Corby
Northamptonshire ‘Mark One’ New Town – Designated 1 April 1950 Increased demand for iron and steel in the late
Central Lancashire
Lancashire ‘Mark Three’ New Town – Designated 26 March 1970 Central Lancashire New Town was essentially a
Bracknell
Berkshire ‘Mark One’ New Town – Designated 17 June 1949 Following the rejection, due to agricultural value and
Basildon
Essex ‘Mark One’ New Town – Designated 4 January 1949 When designated to regulate the scattered settlements of
