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Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing towns and twenty-one villages. The area to be developed was largely farmland, with evidence of continuous settlement dating back to the Bronze Age.
The new town of Milton Keynes is officially established in England with a target population of 250,000.
On January 23, 1967, Milton Keynes was designated a new town by Order in Council with an ambitious plan to accommodate 250,000 residents. The initial area combined three existing towns and twenty-one villages set within largely rural farmland. Urban planners envisioned a modern city with parklands, efficient road networks, and mixed residential and commercial zones. Archaeological discoveries in the area revealed continuous human settlement dating back to the Bronze Age. The founding of Milton Keynes aimed to alleviate housing shortages in London while pioneering a new model of balanced urban development.
Milton Keynes
new town
Order in Council
evidence of continuous settlement
Bronze Age