[3] From 1867 to 1964 the village was served by Bradwell railway station on the now defunct Wolverton to Newport Pagnell line.

The line has been repurposed as a rail path, part of the Milton Keynes redway network.

The modern Bradwell Aqueduct was the first of its kind to be constructed over the Grand Union in over 100 years New Bradwell has one Grade II* listed building (the Church of St James[4]) and a further eight grade II (where 57–59 Spencer Street have a single listing).

[5] When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, blackout precautions were immediately put into effect, due to the dangers of night time bombing raids.

Ironically, New Bradwell's new electric street lights, which had only been completed two weeks previously, were switched off and not used again for six years.

First, two flares were dropped at the end of Bridge Street, landing on the allotments, now the school playing fields.

The parish is bounded to the north by the Great Ouse, to the west by V6 Grafton Street, to the south by the route of the former Wolverton/Newport Pagnell railway line (now a redway) and to the east by a short stretch of the Grand Union Canal.

The band has been in existence for over 100 years[citation needed] and is famous locally for waking the residents of New Bradwell on Christmas morning, playing carols in the street.