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Olney, Buckinghamshire

Olney
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High Street, Olney
Olney is located in Buckinghamshire
Olney
Olney
Olney shown within Buckinghamshire
Population 6,477 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SP889513
• London 60 miles (97 km)
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town OLNEY
Postcode district MK46
Dialling code 01234
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire
52°09′10″N 0°42′05″W / 52.1529°N 0.7015°W / 52.1529; -0.7015Coordinates: 52°09′10″N 0°42′05″W / 52.1529°N 0.7015°W / 52.1529; -0.7015

Olney (/ˈni/, rarely /ˈɒlni/ OL-nee) is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes, South East England, United Kingdom. It is also part of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, with a population of around 6,500 people. It lies on the River Great Ouse, very close to the borders with Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire and equidistant from Northampton, Bedford and Milton Keynes. It has easy access to the M1 at Junction 14 (approximately seven miles) and fast train links to London from Milton Keynes Central or Bedford (each approximately twelve miles distant). It is a popular tourist destination, perhaps best known for the Olney Pancake Race and for the Olney Hymns by William Cowper and John Newton.


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