Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes
the largest of Britain’s new towns, created in the 1960s in Buckinghamshire. Many people and businesses were persuaded to move there and it has become a prosperous town. In spite of this, British people sometimes make fun of it as a town that has been artificially created. It also contains the headquarters of the Open University.

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▪ town and unitary authority, England, United Kingdom
      town and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Buckinghamshire, England. There is no single urban centre within the borough, but the whole area, which contains several preexisting towns, has been developed as a new town since 1967. The southern part of the unitary authority is mainly urban, while the north remains largely rural.

      The unitary authority area has attracted people, offices, and industry to become an area of striking growth. Earlier, the towns of Bletchley, Wolverton, and Newport Pagnell all had built-up industries, the first two largely because of their position on, and connection with, the main railway from London to the Midlands and the north. The location of the modern unitary authority has increased its attractiveness to commerce and industry. From Bletchley there is an excellent rail service to London, and the M1 motorway bisects the district. Many firms have established bases in the area. Among the most important cultural institutions in Milton Keynes is the Open University, whose students receive instruction by correspondence and through the media. Area, unitary authority, 120 square miles (310 square km). Pop. (2005 est.) unitary authority, 218,500.

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