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Bletchley
Queensway, the main shopping street in Bletchley.
Bletchley is located in Milton Keynes
Bletchley
Bletchley
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Bletchley is located in Buckinghamshire
Bletchley
Bletchley
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population37,114 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP872336
• London43 miles (69 km)
Civil parish
  • Bletchley and Fenny Stratford
  • West Bletchley
Unitary authority
  • City of Milton Keynes
Ceremonial county
  • Buckinghamshire
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMILTON KEYNES
Postcode districtMK1-3
Dialling code01908
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
  • Milton Keynes South
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire
51°59′38″N 0°43′55″W / 51.994°N 0.732°W / 51.994; -0.732

Bletchley is a constituent town of Milton Keynes,[2] Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated in the south-west of the city, and is split between the civil parishes of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford and West Bletchley. In 2011, the two parishes had a combined population of 37,114.

Bletchley is best known for Bletchley Park, the headquarters of Britain's World War II codebreaking organisation, and now a major tourist attraction. The National Museum of Computing is also located on the Park.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Official map of Milton Keynes showing original designated area boundary

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