What is Milton Keynes?
Q: What is Milton Keynes?
A: Milton Keynes is a city in Buckinghamshire, England.
Q: When was the new town started?
A: The government decided to start the new town in 1967.
Q: How many people lived there before it became a city?
A: Before it became a city, there were about 45,000 people living in the area that included three towns and sixteen villages.
Q: How did Milton Keynes get its name as a city?
A: Only the King or Queen can give it that name, so Milton Keynes officially became a city by royal decree.
Q: What do aeroplanes see when they fly over Milton Keynes?
A: Aeroplanes flying over Milton Keynes can see roads that look like a net or grid pattern.
Q: What are the spaces between these roads called?
A: The spaces between these busy roads are called grid squares.
Q: What are Redways and who is allowed to use them?
A: Redways are paths that go under the roads and between houses and only people on bicycles and pedestrians are allowed to use them - cars, lorries and motorbikes are not allowed on them.
