Olney is a market town and civil parish in the District of Milton Keynes in South East England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of around 6,500 individuals. It lies on the River Great Ouse, really near the boundaries of Buckinghamshire with Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, and also equidistant from Northampton, Bedford and also Milton Keynes. It is accessed by the M1 at Junction 14 (approximately seven miles), with the closest guest rail solution at Milton Keynes Central as well as Bedford railway terminals (each around twelve miles distant). It is a prominent traveler destination, perhaps best understood for the Olney Pancake Race and also for the Olney Hymns by William Cowper and also John Newton.