Woburn Sands

Woburn Sands
Woburn Sands High Street
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Population	2,916 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SP927360
Civil parish	Woburn Sands Aspley Guise Aspley Heath
Unitary authority	Milton Keynes Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire Bedfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MILTON KEYNES
Postcode district	MK17
Dialling code	01908
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
Website	Woburn Sands Town Council
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 52°00′54″N 0°38′56″W / 52.015°N 0.649°W / 52.015; -0.649

Woburn Sands (/ˈwoʊbərn/) is a town that straddles the border between Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire in England, and is part of the Milton Keynes urban area.^[2] The larger part of the town is in Woburn Sands civil parish, which is in the City of Milton Keynes,^[3] Smaller parts of the town are in the neighbouring parishes of Aspley Guise and Aspley Heath (in Central Bedfordshire).^[1] The meandering boundary between Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire means the Lower and Middle Schools that serve all of the town are both in Aspley Guise CP. Bedfordshire Police and Thames Valley Police both deal with law enforcement issues in the town. At the 2011 Census, the population of the civil parish (only) was 2,916,^[1] that of the built-up area (including much of Aspley Guise) was 5,959.^[4] Woburn Sands, Aspley Guise and Aspley Heath each has its own centre but together the three settlements are a contiguous built-up area.^[1]