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Milton Keynes , town (1991 pop. 36,886) and borough, S central England. Milton Keynes was designated one of the new towns in 1967 to alleviate overpopulation in London. It is the seat of the Open Univ.; students there receive instruction by correspondence and through the media.

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Milton Keynes Town in Buckinghamshire, s central England. A new town, it was designed on a grid pattern by Richard Llewelyn-Davies in 1967. Milton Keynes is the headquarters of the Open University. The economy is based on retail and light industries. Pop. (1994) 188,447.

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Milton Keynes, England/UK Middeltone Kaynes A ‘New Town’ since 1967, it was developed from a village ‘Middle Farmstead’ from middel and tūn. In the 13th century Kaynes was added to indicate the Norman lord of the manor, Lucas de Kaynes, from the de Cahaignes family, who held the manor in 1221.

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