Glebe Farm is a district of south-east

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, England, within the Wavendon civil parish. It was constructed to help the

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with its rapid increase in demand for housing. The site is part of the "Eastern Expansion Area" of Milton Keynes, identified in 2004 by the then government. The district is home to the city's first

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, Glebe Farm School, with space for 1,500 pupils.

Location

The district lies opposite the Magna Park

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, on the other side of the

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, and west of the neighbouring district of

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. It is on the eastern outskirts of Wavendon civil parish, just outside and overlooking the village itself. The A421 connects the district with the

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to the east via Junction 13 (roughly away), and the A5 and the rest of Milton Keynes to the west. The nearest railway station is which is approximately to the south of the district. The closest retail centre is the Kingston District Centre, approximately to the northwest, with

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being roughly to the north-west.

References

External links

* Areas of Milton Keynes {{Buckinghamshire-geo-stub