Milton Keynes is a purpose-built, 'new city' in South East England. It is located about 45 miles (75 km) north west of London and approximately mid-way between Oxford and Cambridge. With other towns it forms the unitary authority of the Borough of Milton Keynes.
- Although legally Milton Keynes is still a town rather than a city, the term "city" is widely used locally to describe the larger urban area and "town" is used for the earlier settlements. This avoids a great deal of ambiguity and confusion, and is the convention used in this article.
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