MILTON KEYNES (BOROUGH)

The 'Borough of Milton Keynes' is a unitary authority and borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England Region.
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.
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 ()
- Density ()
Ranked
176,371
207,063

/ km²
Ethnicity:90.7% White
3.7% S.Asian
2.4% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Arms of Milton Keynes Council

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 (L)
Mark Lancaster (C)


Contents
History
Economy
Demographics
Settlements
Milton Keynes (urban area)
Rest of the borough
References
External links

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.
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.

Economy


This is a table 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).
Year Regional Gross Value Added Agriculture Industry Services GVA index per person
1995 '2,834' 7 751 2,075 135
2000 '4,166' 5 805 3,356 141
2003 '5,203' 7 852 4,344 147

1 Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
2 includes hunting and forestry
3 includes energy and construction
4 includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
5 UK average index base = 100

Demographics


In 2004 the Office for National Statistics estimated the Borough's population at 281,500, making it the 57th-largest authority in England by population.[1] Using Census 2001 data the ONS estimated the population of the contiguous built-up area to be 184,506.[2]
In the 2001 census 90.72% of the population described their ethnic origin as white (nationally 90.92%), 3.66% as South Asian (4.58%), 2.41% as black (2.30%), 1.79% as mixed race (1.31%), 1.42% as Chinese and other (0.89%). [3] In the same census, 66% of the Borough's population registered their religion as Christianity and 30% as not religious or none given, compared to 72% and 22% nationally. A little over two percent of the population follow Islam (3% nationally) and a little over 1% are Hindu (1%), with no other religion above one percent.[4]
The borough’s population age profile is younger than that for England as a whole, with half of the borough’s population aged under 35 years old (the median age). Nationally, half of the population is aged less than 38. The 30-44 year olds in Milton Keynes Borough can be seen as the largest proportion of the population with 35-39 year olds being the largest 5-year age group.[5]

Settlements


Milton Keynes (urban area)

Main articles: 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 History of Milton Keynes.''
The Borough of Milton Keynes is fully parished. These are the parishes, and the districts they contain, within Milton Keynes itself.

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford: Central Bletchley, Denbigh, Eaton Manor, Fenny Stratford, Water Eaton

Bradwell: Bradwell, Bradwell Common, Bradwell village, Heelands, Rooksley

Bradwell Abbey: Bradwell Abbey, Kiln Farm, Stacey Bushes, Two Mile Ash, Wymbush

Broughton and Milton Keynes: Atterbury, Brook Furlong, Broughton, Fox Milne, Middleton, Milton Keynes village, Northfield, Oakgrove, Pineham

Campbell Park: Campbell Park, Elfield Park, Fishermead, Newlands, Oldbrook, Springfield, Willen and Willen Lake, Winterhill

Central Milton Keynes

Great Linford: Great Linford, Neath Hill, Pennyland, Tongwell, Willen Park

Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow: Brinklow, Kents Hill, Kingston, Monkston

Loughton: Loughton, Loughton Lodge, Great Holm, the Bowl

New Bradwell

Shenley Brook End: Emerson Valley, Furzton, Kingsmead, Shenley Brook End, Snelshall, Tattenhoe, Tattenhoe Park, Westcroft

Shenley Church End: Crownhill, Grange Farm, Hazeley, Medbourne, Oakhill, Oxley, Shenley Church End, Woodhill

Simpson: Ashland, Simpson, West Ashland

Stantonbury: Bancroft/Bancroft Park, Blue Bridge, Bradville, Linford Wood, Stantonbury, Stantonbury Fields

Stony Stratford: Fullers Slade, Galley Hill, Stony Stratford

Walton: Caldecotte, Old Farm Park, Tilbrook, Tower Gate, Walnut Tree, Walton, Walton Hall, Walton Park, Wavendon Gate

West Bletchley: Bletchley Park, Church Green, Far Bletchley, Old Bletchley, West Bletchley, Whaddon (ward)

Wolverton and Greenleys: Greenleys, Stonebridge, Wolverton, Old Wolverton

Woughton: Beanhill, Bleak Hall, Coffee Hall, Eaglestone, Leadenhall, Netherfield, Peartree Bridge, Redmoor, Tinkers Bridge, Woughton on the Green, Woughton Park, Woughton village.
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

References


1. See List of English districts by population
2. Office for National Statistics, Census 2001. "Usual resident population"
3. Office for National Statistics, 2001. "Key Statistics 06: Ethnic group".
4. Office for National Statistics, Census 2001. "Key Statistics 07: Religion".
5. http://www.mkiobservatory.org.uk/download/cd32fy45ryfn23n23yhtrwmi/4418/PopulationBulletin20067.pdf page 17

External links



Milton Keynes Borough Council

Map on MKWEB showing civil parishes in the borough.

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