Milton Keynes

strikeout.nu Milton Keynes (/ˌmɪltən ˈkiːnz/ ( listen) mil-tən-KEENZ), locally abbreviated to MK, is a large town[note 1] in the Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, of which it is the administrative centre. It was formally designated as a new town on 23 January 1967,[2] with the design brief to become a "city" in scale. It is located about 45 miles (72 km) north-west of London.