of Milburn two kilometres north of Milton, was chosen as the site of a new prison, opened in 2007 with a capacity of 485 prisoners. Officially referred to simply as the Otago Corrections Facility, it quickly picked up the nickname of "The Milton Hilton". "The Kink" In Milton there is an unusual planning anomaly – the main street (Union Street) is straight for several kilometres as it runs across the Tokomairaro Plain and through the town, yet in the northern part of Milton it has a kink in it at . Heading north on the main street the road moves a whole road-width to the west. The reason for the anomaly is disputed. A widely accepted view, but not the official view, states that the road was set out by two surveyors, one moving north and the other moving south, each of whom set out the road to the right of their survey line. Another widely held belief is that the change of course was designed to protect a large tree which formerly stood at the site where the kink is. However, why during the development of a milling area a single tree would be protected, and why the road would not return to its original line after passing the tree are both unexplained by this theory. A story on the Kink was run by Stuff on 6 May 2021. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/124984174/the-mystery-of-the-milton-kink-why-is-there-an-anomaly-on-state-highway-1 In Popular Culture Michael Palin describes Milton in his 1997 book Full Circle as a "small inconspicuous town". He goes on to say "Yet nowhere has looked more like Britain. A gothic spire rises from a red brick parish church. There is a Salvation Army hostel, A Cosy Dell rest home and an advert for 'Frosty Boy' lollipops – 'Often Licked, Never Beaten'. The gardens, and fields beyond could be straight from my Yorkshire birthplace. At around the time of my birth." Education Primary schools Milton Primary School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of . Tokoiti School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of . St Mary's School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of . Secondary schools Tokomairiro High School is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students, with a roll of .