Milton Keynes (borough)
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The Borough of Milton Keynes is a borough in England. Before April 1, 1997 it was part of Buckinghamshire, but then became a unitary authority and adminstrative county. It borders the administrative counties of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. The principal settlement in the borough is Milton Keynes, which accounts for about 33% of its area and 90% of its population.
The borough remains part of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the urban districts of Bletchley, Newport Pagnell and Wolverton, Newport Pagnell Rural District and part of Wing Rural District.
| Borough of Milton Keynes | |
|---|---|
| Image:EnglandMiltonKeynes.png | Image:Buckinghamshire Ceremonial Numbered.png The Borough (5) is shown in yellow within 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 (2003 est) - Density (2003) | Ranked 57th 176,371 207,063 215,715 699 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 90.7% White 3.7% S.Asian 2.4% Afro-Carib. |
| Politics | |
| Image:Arms-milton-k.jpg Milton Keynes Council http://www.miltonkeynes.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats |
| MPs: | Phyllis Starkey (Lab.), Mark Lancaster (Con.) |
Contents |
Settlements
Milton Keynes (the designated "New City" area)
The urban area accounts for about 33% of the Borough by area and 90% by population.
- Bancroft, Bletchley, Bradwell Abbey, Bradwell Common, Broughton
- Caldecotte
- 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
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 (stet), Castlethorpe, Chicheley, Clifton Reynes, Cold Brayfield
- Emberton
- Filgrave
- Gayhurst
- Hanslope, Hardmead, Haversham
- Lathbury, Lavendon, Lillingstone Dayrell, Lillingstone Lovell, 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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