Milchester

In the novel A Murder is Announced, Milchester is a town with both a university and a general hospital. It is located a little more than one hour from Brackhampton, which itself is located forty minutes by train from London's Paddington Station.

Milchester is located about nine miles from St. Mary Mead, and fifty minutes by bus from Chipping Cleghorn.

After being hit by a lorry. Ronald Haymes was taken to Milchester General. He later died at the hospital.

Margaret Rutherford adaptations
In the Miss Marple films featuring Margaret Rutherford, Miss Marple lives in Milchester and not in St. Mary Mead.