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Milton Keynes in General

Description: Milton Keynes is a large town in northern Buckinghamshire, in South East England, about 45 miles/75 km north-west of ... more

Milton Keynes in General ... London, and roughly halfway between London and Birmingham. Milton Keynes was formally designated as a new town on 23 January 1967. Its 34 square miles (88km²) area incorporated the existing towns of Bletchley, Wolverton and Stony Stratford along with another fifteen villages and farmland in between. It took its name from the existing village of Milton Keynes, a few miles east of the planned city centre. Uniquely for the UK, the urban form uses a 1km grid for the top level of street hierarchy: the local form of most districts is more conventional.

Newest Review: ... get bad traffic jams as at each intersection you can opt to take a slightly different route and avoid the worst of any traffic that may be there. All the intersections (well most of them), have roundabouts which means that the flow of traffic is much easier than if we had loads of traffic lights everywhere. MK is a very green city too, When you travel the grid roads you don't see a lot of ... more

... houses as there are wide grass verges with trees and bushes between you and each estate. We also have a good amount of countryside that creeps and meanders around the edges and even into the middle in places which again goes to make it feel less like...more

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Milton Keynes in General: It's my home and I love it! (828 words)
by - written on 17/07/09 (Very useful, 191 readings)
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Milton Keynes is a fantastic place to live! I know there are a lot of people who slate it, but I've lived here for 26 years and I have to say I love it. I've watched it grow from a 'new town' with small trees and bright new brickwork to a proper 'city' that's thriving and bustling with people and businesses, has mature trees and buildings, and is all grown up. Actually technically Milton Keynes isn't a city at all, we've never been granted City status so we're still only a town, even though we've as many people as most Cities do, and as much to do here if not more than many cities have. The place IS quite different to what people expect from a City (or even ... Read the complete review

MK - Not all Concrete Cows - Loads and loads more to enjoy (311 words)
by - written on 27/02/09 (Very useful, 132 readings)
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Milton Keynes generally gets a bad press and does tend to be the punchline to a lot of jokes but when you actually experience life in Milton keynes you tend to see it in a different light. Ok we have all heard about the concrete cows but they are just a tiny part of what Milton keynes is. The facilities available are fantastic - I'm sure there aren't many places in the country where you can do all the things below in such a small area: 1. See West end shows at the Theatre 2. Visit a purpose built art gallery 3. Go ice skating 4. Go bowling 5. Go to see a league One football team 6. Go to a multi screen cinema 7. Go ... Read the complete review

Milton Keynes in General: The modern suburban lifestyle (259 words)
by - written on 07/12/08 (Very useful, 154 readings)
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Milton Keynes, is one of those new modern towns, styled after the straight rows and broad sidewalks of America. Everything is boxed and horizontal or vertical to something else, and its hard to get lost, even though the houses all look very similar... But it has its good sides, a lovely equestrian center is located in the center of this suburban paradise, with bridle paths that wind in and out of the parks and houses. There are large parks and serene ponds and even a forest, all within walking distance from your home. Not to mention one of the biggest car-boots on Sunday that I have ever seen! This is a new, but surprisingly cozy neighborhood, and ... Read the complete review

fantastic shopping experience (363 words)
by - written on 24/10/08 (Very useful, 84 readings)
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My sister and I love going to CMK together as the shopping centre is fab! Everything you could think of in the way of shops and more besides. I love all the out of town shopping places too - Milton Keynes definitely seems to have the biggest and best of all the stores - B&Q, Tescos, Ikea and so on. I have noticed that roundabouts are a whole new ball game in Milton Keynes though - apparently you don''t have to stop even if there are cars coming from your right! I personally wouldn''t want to live right in Milton Keynes as to me it all looks the same and I never know where I am from one road to the next however I know there are some nice areas ... Read the complete review

Milton Keynes in General: Milton keynes not all concrete and grey (307 words)
by - written on 13/10/08 (Very useful, 134 readings)
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Ok so i dont think my review about Milton keynes is going to be quite so detailed as others but here goes.... this is mainly about other peoples view of mk and my reasons why its not so bad. i moved to mk from london when i was 6 am now 22 so ive been living here for 16years. What i cant understand is: 1: why we are known for concrete cows i mean ok there have been a lot more appearing recently but up untill a few years ago i knew nothing about these concrete cows! 2: people complain about the grid system and roundabouts yet if you take a wrong turn ect or miss your exit on a roundabout then you go straight to the next ... Read the complete review