Wolverton and Greenleys

Wolverton and Greenleys
Wolverton and Greenleys
 Wolverton and Greenleys shown within Buckinghamshire
Population 12,492 [1]
OS grid referenceSP821414
Civil parishWolverton and Greenleys
Unitary authorityMilton Keynes
Ceremonial countyBuckinghamshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district MK12
Dialling code 01908
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentMilton Keynes North
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Coordinates: 52°03′45″N 0°48′58″W / 52.0624°N 0.8162°W / 52.0624; -0.8162

Wolverton and Greenleys is a civil parish[2] with a Town Council in the borough of Milton Keynes, England. It is north-west of central Milton Keynes, and according to the 2001 census had a population of 8,253. It includes Wolverton, Old Wolverton, Wolverton Mill, Greenleys and Stonebridge.[3]

The parish is bounded to the north by the River Great Ouse, to the east by the West Coast railway line, to the south by the Millers Way (H2) grid road, and to the west by the A5.

The parish was formed in 2001 as part of a general creation of parishes in the unparished part of Milton Keynes.

At its southeast corner, it contains the Milton Keynes Museum which includes the Stacey Hill collection of rural life and many memorabilia of the nearby Wolverton railway works.

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