Retirement Properties Spotlight in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes is a thriving town close to the M1 and about 12 miles north-east of Buckingham. Its name derives from the de Cahaignes family who lived here in the 12th century when it was just a small village. The old village is mentioned in Domesday with its mill and was then known as Midueltone.

The area it now occupies was designated a New Town in the late 1960s and has seen fast growth with new industries and residential areas to the west of the original village. The town has a comprehensive shopping centre and parks and riverside walks. One of its great successes is the Open University which today is the UK's largest university for part-time higher education.