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It borders the non-metropolitan counties of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. The principal settlement in the borough is Milton Keynes itself, which accounts for about 33% of its area and 90% of its population. Map of Bucks (1904) This article is about the English county. ... Bedfordshire is a county in England and forms part of the East of England region. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Milton Keynes is a large town (locally known as a city) in northern Buckinghamshire, in South East England, about 45 miles/75 km north-west of London, and roughly halfway between London and Birmingham. ...

Borough of Milton Keynes
The borough ("5") is shown within England and Buckinghamshire
Geography
Status:	Unitary, Borough
Region:	South East England
Ceremonial County:	Buckinghamshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 154th 308.63 km²
Admin. HQ:	Milton Keynes
ONS code:	00MG
Demographics
Population: - Total (1991) - Total (2001) - Total (2005 est.) - Density (2005 est.)	Ranked 57th 176,371 207,063 218,500 708 / km²
Ethnicity:	90.7% White 3.7% S.Asian 2.4% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Milton Keynes Council http://www.miltonkeynes.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrat minority administration
Leader of the Council:	Isobel McCall
MPs:	Phyllis Starkey (Lab.), Mark Lancaster (Con.)

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History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the urban districts of Bletchley, Newport Pagnell and Wolverton, Newport Pagnell Rural District and that part of Wing Rural District within the designated New Town area. The district council applied for and received borough status that year. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Bletchley is a town in what is now Milton Keynes new city. ... Map sources for Newport Pagnell at grid reference SP873437 Newport Pagnell is a town in the traditional county of Buckinghamshire, England. ... Wolverton is a town now part of Milton Keynes, England. ... Newport Pagnell was a rural district in Buckinghamshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. ... Wing Rural District was a rural district in Buckinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1974. ... Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...

It was originally one of five non-metropolitan districts of Buckinghamshire, but on April 1, 1997, under a recommendation of the Local Government Commission for England it became a self-governing unitary authority, independent from Buckinghamshire County Council. The borough however remains part of Buckinghamshire for ceremonial purposes. Non-metropolitan districts (usually just called Districts) are local government sub-divisions of English Counties. ... Map of Bucks (1904) This article is about the English county. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map showing counties and unitary authorities from 1998. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... Map of Bucks (1904) Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ...

Settlements

Milton Keynes (the new City")

Main article: Milton Keynes

The urban area accounts for about 33% of the Borough by area and 90% by population. This is a partial list of the districts of Milton Keynes itself. For a discussion of the usage of the term "city" in Milton Keynes, see Milton Keynes#Origins.

• Bancroft, Bletchley, Bradwell village and Abbey, Bradwell Common, Broughton
• Caldecotte
• Central Milton Keynes
• Fenny Stratford
• Great Linford
• Loughton
• Middleton (Milton Keynes Village)
• New Bradwell
• Shenley Brook End, Shenley Church End
• Simpson, Stantonbury, Stony Stratford
• Tattenhoe, Tongwell
• Walton, Water Eaton, Wavendon, Willen, Wolverton, Woolstone, Woughton on the Green, Westcroft

Milton Keynes is a large town (locally known as a city) in northern Buckinghamshire, in South East England, about 45 miles/75 km north-west of London, and roughly halfway between London and Birmingham. ... Milton Keynes is a large town (locally known as a city) in northern Buckinghamshire, in South East England, about 45 miles/75 km north-west of London, and roughly halfway between London and Birmingham. ... Stantonbury is a district of Milton Keynes, England. ... Bletchley is a town in what is now Milton Keynes new city. ... Bradwell is a historic village (map) that is now integrated into Milton Keynes, but its existence remains evident in the older houses. ... Broughton is a village in the county of Milton Keynes, England. ... Caldecotte is an area of Milton Keynes that sourrounds the site of an ancient village of that name. ... Central Milton Keynes is the central area of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Fenny Stratford is a town in the Unitary Authority of Milton Keynes, in England. ... Great Linford is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes, England. ... Loughton is one of the many villages in Buckinghamshire that became swallowed up by the urban sprawl of Milton Keynes in the 1960s. ... Middleton is the current name of the village around which the new town of Milton Keynes was developed. ... New Bradwell is (mainly) a Victorian new town that is now part of Milton Keynes new city, on its northern edge. ... Shenley (which consists of the villages/areas named Shenley Wood, Shenley Lodge, Shenley Brook End, and Shenley Church End) is one of the parts of Buckinghamshire that went into the urban sprawl of Milton Keynes in the 1960s. ... Shenley Church End is a village, district and civil parish in Milton Keynes England. ... Simpson is a village in the Unitary District of Milton Keynes. ... Stantonbury is an area of Milton Keynes, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Tattenhoe is an area of Milton Keynes, in the County of Milton Keynes, England. ... Tongwell is a hamlet in the parish of Newport Pagnell, in the County of Milton Keynes, England. ... Walton is a village in the County of Milton Keynes, England. ... Water Eaton is an area of Milton Keynes, England. ... Wavendon is an area of Milton Keynes, in the County of Milton Keynes, England. ... Willen is an area of the city of Milton Keynes, England. ... Wolverton is a town now part of Milton Keynes, England. ... Great Woolstone and Little Woolstone are two historic villages in the New City of Milton Keynes, now called jointly Woolstone or The Woolstones. ... Woughton on the Green is a former village of the old county of Buckinghamshire that is now part of the town of Milton Keynes in England. ... Westcroft is an area within the town of Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. ...

Rest of the borough

The rural area accounts for about 66% of the Borough by area and about 10% by population.

• Astwood
• Bow Brickhill
• Caldecote [sic], Castlethorpe, Chicheley, Clifton Reynes, Cold Brayfield
• Emberton
• Filgrave
• Gayhurst
• Hanslope, Hardmead, Haversham
• Lathbury, Lavendon, Little Brickhill, Little Linford, Long Street,
• Moulsoe
• Newport Pagnell, Newton Blossomville, North Crawley
• Olney
• Ravenstone
• Sherington, Stoke Goldington,
• Tyringham
• Warrington, Weston Underwood, Woburn Sands

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Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Milton Keynes at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling (except GVA index).

↑  includes hunting and forestry

↑  includes energy and construction

↑  includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

↑  Components may not sum to totals due to rounding

↑  UK average index base = 100

External links

• Milton Keynes Borough Council
• Map on MKWEB showing civil parishes in the borough.

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