Olney, Buckinghamshire

Olney
High Street, Olney
Olney is located in Buckinghamshire
Olney
Olney
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population6,477 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP889513
• London59 miles (95 km)
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOlney
Postcode districtMK46
Dialling code01234
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
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52°09′10″N 0°42′05″W / 52.1529°N 0.7015°W / 52.1529; -0.7015

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Olney (/ˈni/, rarely /ˈɒlni/ OW-nee, rarely OLL-nee)[3] is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.[4] At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 6,477.[1]

Lying on the left bank of the River Great Ouse, the town is located around 8 miles (13 km) from Central Milton Keynes, and 10 miles (16 km) from Bedford, Northampton and Wellingborough.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Olney (E04001268)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ Olney Town Council
  3. ^ Murrer, Sally (13 June 2022). "The 6 most mispronounced Milton Keynes place names people are always getting wrong". Milton Keynes Citizen.
  4. ^ Parishes in Milton Keynes Archived 8 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Milton Keynes Council.