Olney | |
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![]() High Street, Olney | |
Location within Buckinghamshire | |
Population | 6,477 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP889513 |
• London | 59 miles (95 km) |
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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 |
UK Parliament | |
Olney (/ˈoʊni/, 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.