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Wolverton and Greenleys
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Old Wolverton railway works with Stephenson bridge, adjoins and crosses the Grand Union Canal
Wolverton and Greenleys is located in Buckinghamshire
Wolverton and Greenleys
Wolverton and Greenleys
Population 12,492 
OS grid reference SP821414
Civil parish
  • Wolverton and Greenleys
Unitary authority
  • Milton Keynes
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United 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 Parliament
  • Milton Keynes North
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire
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 with a town council in Milton Keynes, England. It is north-west of Central Milton Keynes, and according to the 2011 census had a population of 12,492. It includes Wolverton, Old Wolverton, Wolverton Mill, Greenleys and Stonebridge.

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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