Central Milton Keynes
Parish in Milton Keynes, England
| Coordinates: | 52.041, -0.756 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 85 38 |
| Dialling code: | 01908 (Milton Keynes) |
Central Milton Keynes (the civil parish at the heart of Milton Keynes) is the planned town’s compact central business district, laid out on the distinctive grid-road system and anchored by the main shopping and transport hubs. The area contains the large retail complex centre:mk, Milton Keynes Central railway station and a mix of office blocks, hotels and apartment developments, with green spaces such as Campbell Park providing a parkland counterpoint to the urban core.
Its character is modern and mixed-use: daytime workers and shoppers give way to evening cultural life around venues like Milton Keynes Theatre and galleries, while regular events and public art reflect the New Town’s emphasis on civic design. Economically it functions as the city’s commercial and transport hub, and socially it combines a commuter workforce, local residents and a steady flow of visitors drawn by shopping, leisure and conference facilities.
Postcode districts covering Central Milton Keynes
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 0.4 miles
- Northampton 14.2 miles
- Luton 16.8 miles
- Bedford 14.1 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 23.3 miles
- Aylesbury 15.6 miles
- Kettering 24.8 miles
- Kettering Town 24.6 miles
- Dunstable 14.7 miles
- Wellingborough 18.3 miles
- Bletchley 3.6 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 3.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Milton Keynes Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Campbell Park Parish 0.7 miles
- Campbell Park & Old Woughton Ward 1 mile
- Bradwell Parish 1.2 miles
- Woughton & Fishermead Ward 1.3 miles
- Loughton & Great Holm Parish 1.4 miles
- Woughton on the Green Parish 1.4 miles
- Loughton & Shenley Ward 1.6 miles
- Old Woughton Parish 1.7 miles
- Great Linford Parish 1.7 miles
- Stantonbury Parish 1.8 miles
- New Bradwell Parish 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Central Milton Keynes
MK9 1FU, MK10 1SB, MK9 2PT, MK9 2FY, MK9 4BP, MK9 3NP, MK9 3AB, MK9 1AQ, MK9 1GB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 20.1 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 41.4 miles
- Milton Keynes Central Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Wolverton Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 0.9 miles
Hotels in Central Milton Keynes Ad
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4
- Hotel La Tour 4
- Leonardo Hotel Milton Keynes 4
- Holiday Inn Milton Keynes - Central 4
- Easyhotel Milton Keynes
Local points of interest
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 0.1 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 0.3 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 0.3 miles
- Stanton Wood Forest 0.9 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 1.1 miles
- Daytona Karting Recreation 1.2 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 2.4 miles
- Shenley Wood Forest 2.5 miles
- Howe Park Wood Forest 3.1 miles
- Ann's Wood Forest 6.6 miles
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 7.5 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 7.9 miles