Buckinghamshire

{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" width=300 style="margin-left:.5em" |- !colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Buckinghamshire |- |colspan=2 align=center| |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography |- |width="45%"|Status:||Ceremonial counties of England & (smaller) Administrative counties of England County |- |Region:||South East England |- |Surface area:
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1 E9 m� square kilometre
List of Administrative shire counties of England by Area
1,565 km² |- |Admin HQ:||Aylesbury |- |ISO 3166-2:GB:||GB-BKM |- |ONS coding system:||11 |- |Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics 3:||UKJ13 |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics |- |Population:
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693,675
370 / km²
List of Administrative shire counties of England by Population
477,960 |- |Ethnicity:||91.7% White
4.3% S.Asian
1.6% Afro-Carib. |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics |- |colspan=2 align=center|Buckinghamshire County Council
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/ |- |Executive:||Conservative Party (UK) |- |colspan=2 align=center|MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 |- |colspan=2| John Bercow, Cheryl Gillan, Paul Alexander Cyril Goodman, Dominic Grieve, Mark Lancaster, David Lidington, Phyllis Starkey |- !colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Districts |- |colspan=2| #South Bucks #Chiltern (district) #Wycombe #Aylesbury Vale #Milton Keynes (borough) (Unitary) |} Buckinghamshire (abbreviated ''Bucks'') is a county in South East England England. The county town is Aylesbury. Today, Buckinghamshire is divided into four districts: Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern (district), South Bucks and Wycombe. The ceremonial county (which is based on the post-1974 administrative county) also includes Milton Keynes (borough). The ceremonial county borders onto those of Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Greater London. In the local government reform of 1974, Buckinghamshire lost Slough and Eton, Berkshire to Berkshire; these areas have been administered under the unitary authorities of Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead since 1998. Milton Keynes (borough) became a unitary authority in 1997. It is an agricultural county, covering part of the Chiltern Hills to the South and the Vale of Aylesbury to the north. The highest point is Coombe Hill, Buckinghamshire near Wendover at 267 metres / 876 feet above sea level. It has fertile agricultural lands, with many landed estates, especially those of the Rothschild family in the 19th century (see Rothschild properties in Buckinghamshire). Industry: Agricultural, furniture-making (traditionally centred at High Wycombe), pharmaceuticals, service and distribution industries. There are some residential commuter areas for London in the south. == History == :''Main article: History of Buckinghamshire.'' The name Buckinghamshire is Anglo Saxon and means ''The district (scire) of Bucca's home''. ''Bucca's home'' refers to Buckingham in the north of the county, and is named after an Anglo-Saxon landowner. The county has been so named since about the 12th century however the county itself has been in existence since it was a subdivision of the kingdom of Mercia (585–919). Some of the settlements in Buckinghamshire date back much further than the Anglo-Saxon period. Aylesbury, for example, is known to date back at least as far as 1500 BC. There are a wealth of places that still have their Brythonic names (Penn, Buckinghamshire, Wendover), or a compound of Brythonic and Anglo Saxon (Brill, Chetwode, Great Brickhill) and there are pre-Roman Britain earthworks (engineering) all over the county. Also, one of the most legendary kings of the Britons, Cunobelinus, had a castle in the area (the earthworks of which still remain) and lent his name to the group of villages known as the Kimbles. The Roman influence on Buckinghamshire is most widely felt in the Roman roads that cross the county. Watling Street and Akeman Street both cross the county from east to west, and the Icknield Way follows the line of the Chiltern Hills. The first two were important trade routes linking London with other parts of Roman Britain, and the latter was used as a line of defence, though it may have been an extension of a much older road. The single group of people who probably had the greatest influence on Buckinghamshire's history, however, are the Anglo-Saxons. Not only did they give the county and most of the places within it their names, but the modern geography of the county is largely as it was in the Anglo-Saxon period. One of the great battles worthy of mention in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was fought between Cerdic of Wessex and the Britons at Chearsley, no fewer than three saints from this period were born in Quarrendon and in the late Anglo-Saxon period a royal palace was established at Brill. The sheer wealth in the county was worthy of note when the Domesday Book was taken in 1086. The Plantagenets continued to take advantage of the wealth of the county. William the Conqueror annexed most of the manors for himself and his family: Odo, Odo of Bayeux, William's half brother, became a major landowner locally. Many ancient hunting became the king's property (worthy of note are Whaddon Chase and Princes Risborough) as did all the wild swans of England. The ancient tradition of breeding swans in Buckinghamshire for the king's pleasure later provided the heraldry supporter for the county's coat of arms (see below). Another flush of annexations of local manors to the Crown accompanied the dissolution of the monasteries (1536), when almost a third of the county became the personal property of Henry VIII of England, to dispose of at his pleasure. Henry VIII was also responsible for making Aylesbury the county town over Buckingham, which he did to curry favour with Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire so that he could marry his daughter Anne Boleyn. Another of Henry's wives, Catherine Parr, also had a sphere of influence within the county. In the English Civil War (1642–1649) Buckinghamshire was mostly Parliamentarian, although some pockets of Royalist did exist. The Parliamentarian hero John Hampden was from Buckinghamshire, and he helped defend Aylesbury in battle in 1642. Some villages to the west of the county (Brill and Boarstall for example) were under constant conflict for the duration of the war, given their equidistance between Parliamentarian Aylesbury and Royalist Oxford. Many of these places were effectively wiped off the map from the conflict, but have since been rebuilt. The Industrial Revolution and the arrival of the railway completely changed the landscape of certain parts of the county. Wolverton, Milton Keynes in the north (now part of Milton Keynes) became a national centre for railway carriage construction and furniture and paper industries took hold in the south. In the centre of the county, the lace industry was introduced and grew rapidly, because it gave employment to women and children from poorer families. Buckinghamshire still has good rail links to London, Birmingham and Manchester and furniture is still a major industry in parts of south Bucks. In the early to mid Victorian era a major cholera epidemic and agricultural famine took their hold on the farming industry which for so many years had been the stable mainstay for the county. Migration from the county to nearby city and abroad was at its height at this time, and certain landowners took advantage of the cheaper land on offer that was left behind. One of the county's most influential families arrived in Bucks as a result of this, the Rothschilds, and their impact on the county's landscape was huge (see Rothschild properties in Buckinghamshire). Mass urbanisation of the very north and south of the county took place in the 20th century, which saw the new towns of Milton Keynes and Slough being formed. This was a natural extension of the industrialisation of the landscape, and provided much needed employment for many local people. Both have since become Unitary authority in their own right, reducing the land area of Buckinghamshire by almost a third. Today Buckinghamshire is considered by many to be the idyllic rural landscape of Edwardian fiction and is known colloquially as ''leafy Bucks''. This point of view has led to many parts of the county being very popular with commuters for London, which in turn has led to an increase in the general cost of living for local people. However pockets of deprivation still remain in the county, particularly in the large towns of Aylesbury and High Wycombe. == Coat of Arms == The heraldry for Buckinghamshire County Council features a white swan in chains. This dates back to the Anglo Saxon period, when swans were bred in Buckinghamshire for the monarch's pleasure. That the swan is in chains illustrates that the swan is bound to the king, an ancient law that still applies to wild swans in the UK today. The herald was first used at the Battle of Agincourt by the Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham. Above the swan is a gold band, in the centre of which is Whiteleaf Cross, representing the many ancient landmarks of the county. The shield is mounted by a beech tree, representing the Chiltern Forest that once covered almost half the county. Either side of the shield are a stag and a swan. The motto of the shield says ''Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum''. This is Latin and means 'no stepping back'. == Places in Buckinghamshire == This is a list of the towns currently in the county of Buckinghamshire. For the full list of towns, villages and hamlet (place) in Buckinghamshire, see List of places in Buckinghamshire. {| width=100% | *Amersham *Aylesbury *Beaconsfield *Buckingham *Chesham | *High Wycombe *Marlow, Buckinghamshire *Princes Risborough *Wendover *Winslow, Buckinghamshire |} Buckinghamshire was subdivided into 18 hundred (division)s at the time of the Domesday Book. These later consolidated to eight — Aylesbury (hundred), Ashendon (hundred), Buckingham (hundred), Burnham (hundred), Cottesloe (hundred), Desborough (hundred), Newport (hundred) and Stoke (hundred). Burnham, Desborough and Stoke are collectively known as the Chiltern Hundreds and are used as a pretext for resignation from the House of Commons. ==Former places in Buckinghamshire== This is a list of the towns that were in the Traditional Counties of England of Buckinghamshire (before the first boundary changes in 1974), but were moved in 1974 to new counties. For the full list of towns, villages and hamlet (place) in Buckinghamshire for the same time period see List of places in Buckinghamshire. *Eton, Berkshire *Milton Keynes (including Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, Fenny Stratford, Stony Stratford and Wolverton, Milton Keynes) *Newport Pagnell *Olney, Buckinghamshire *Slough == Places of interest ==

{| || * Ascott, Buckinghamshire * Ashridge Estate * Bletchley Park * Boarstall Tower * Bradenham Village * Buckingham Chantry Chapel * Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in Quainton * Chequers * Chicheley Hall * Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway * Claydon House * Cliveden * Coombe Hill, Buckinghamshire * Dorneywood * Halton House * Hampden House * Hartwell House * Hughenden Manor || * The King's Head Inn, Aylesbury * Long Crendon Courthouse * Mentmore Towers * Pitstone Windmill * Princes Risborough Manor House * Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre * Shardeloes * Stowe, Buckinghamshire * Waddesdon Manor *West Wycombe Caves * West Wycombe Park * West Wycombe Village *Whiteleaf * Winslow Hall *Wycombe Abbey |} == Famous people from Buckinghamshire == The following people are either from Buckinghamshire, have lived in Buckinghamshire, or continue to live in Buckinghamshire. *Nancy Astor, politician and society hostess, lived in Cliveden *Nick Beggs, musician, is from Winslow, Buckinghamshire *Lynda Bellingham, actress, is from Aylesbury *Cilla Black, television presenter, lives in Denham, Buckinghamshire *Enid Blyton, writer, lived in Beaconsfield *Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, had a house in Wendover *Melanie Brown, musician, lives in Little Marlow *John Craven, television presenter, lives in Princes Risborough *Roald Dahl, writer, lived in Great Missenden *Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, politician, lived at Hughenden Manor *Iain Duncan Smith, politician, lives in Swanbourne *Ian Dury, musician, lived in Wingrave *Noel Edmonds, television presenter, once lived in Weston Turville *Edward the Confessor, king of England, had a palace in Brill *T.S. Eliot, writer, lived in Marlow, Buckinghamshire *Frederick, Prince of Wales lived in Cliveden *Noel Gallagher, musician, lives in Little Chalfont *Sir John Gielgud, actor, was living in Wotton Underwood when he died *John Hampden, politician, was from Great Hampden *David Jason, actor, lives in Wendover *Jerome K. Jerome, writer, lived in Marlow, Buckinghamshire *Howard Jones (musician), musician, is from High Wycombe *Jason "Jay" Kay, musician and frontman of Jamiroquai, lives in Princes Risborough *Arthur Lasenby Liberty, merchant, was from Chesham *John Milton, writer, lived in Chalfont St Giles *Mike Oldfield, musician, once lived in Little Chalfont *Ozzy Osbourne, musician, has a house in Chalfont St Peter *Saint Osyth was from Quarrendon *John Otway, musician, is from Aylesbury *William Penn, politician, was from Penn *Terry Pratchett, writer, was born in Beaconsfield *Pauline Quirke, actress, lives in Beaconsfield *Tim Rice, lyricist, is from Amersham *Andy Riley, writer, is from Aylesbury *Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister, lived at Mentmore *Rothschild family, bankers, had houses in Ascott, Buckinghamshire, Aston Clinton, Eythrope, Halton, Buckinghamshire, Mentmore and Waddesdon *Mary Shelley, writer, lived in Marlow, Buckinghamshire *Percy Bysshe Shelley, writer, lived in Marlow, Buckinghamshire *Jackie Stewart, racing driver, lives in Wendover *Edmund Waller, poet, was from Amersham *Roger of Wendover, chronicler, was from Wendover *John Wyclif, theologian, lived in Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire == See also == *Wikipedia:List of images/Places/Europe/United Kingdom/Counties/Buckinghamshire == External links == *[http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk Buckinghamshire Family History Society] *[http://www.visitbuckinghamshire.org Buckinghamshire Tourist Guide] *[http://www.thisisbuckinghamshire.co.uk Bucks Free Press] *[http://www.pindar.co.uk/bucks/browse.html Bucks Travel Information] Buckinghamshire simple:Buckinghamshire

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---- Does the Henry VIII image add anything to this page? I think it could be removed, decluttering the article. :It was originally added to break up a vast mass of text and was put in next to the paragraph that mentions Henry VIII. I don't know why it was moved. -- User:Francs2000 | User talk:Francs2000 07:22, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC) ---- A recent edit to this article "removed tiny hamlets with no articles". I have undone this edit. ''Most'' of the places in the list don't have articles yet, but we should aim to have articles for all of them. -- User:Oliver Pereira 23:50, 10 Oct 2003 (UTC) There seems to be a problem with the editors of these pages. First off, they think they have the authority to decide which settlement types can be doled out, despite knowing absolutely nothing about them in the first place, effectively making up things - i.e. Bourne End. Secondly, half the villages in South Bucks are "apparently" now in the unitary authority of Windsor and Maidenhead - i.e. Taplow - which is incorrect too. I live in this area, and I am not happy that the editors are making such misinformed judgements such as this - to prove what? Please make amendments. :Make the amendments yourself, and do please STOP adding notes to the bottom of the page. If you wish to amend what the page says amend the main text. Notes added to the bottom of a page will ALWAYS be reverted. -- User:Francs2000 15:53, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC) ---- Copied from page history: Milton Keynes district became a unitary authority in 1997, but remains part of the county for ceremonial and postal purposes. I don't understand for what postal purposes Milton Keynes remains part of Buckinghamshire? If anything it's the reverse, parts of the existing county of Bucks have a Milton Keynes postcode (eg Buckingham is MK18). -- User:Francs2000 17:50, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC) ---- === Buckinghamshire (From Wikipedia:Featured article candidates) === Article on the county in England mainly developed to its current state by myself. I believe it's a good model for other county articles to copy. I finally decided to list it here because I've managed to find some artwork to display alongside Morwen's marvellous maps. User:Francs2000 00:04, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC) *Wow, that is tremendously comprehensive. Is it too comprehensive? User:Kingturtle 05:03, 6 Mar 2004 (UTC) **Well there's nothing there that you won't find on any of the other county articles, except due to my local knowledge there is every single place in the county. I think it would be a travesty to not include those, but I suppose what you could do is to move the full list to a separate article and just have the key places in the main Buckinghamshire article. -- User:Francs2000 16:00, 6 Mar 2004 (UTC) *I think it's great, there's a lovely sense of politics and geography shaping the county. I will second it if we can break the long list of places off onto its own page. I think a list of (say 20?) principle towns/cities should remain on this article (you'll need to pick them, I have no idea!), and there can be a link to the entire list of cities/towns/villages in Bucks. How does that sound? User:Fabiform | User talk:Fabiform 18:58, 7 Mar 2004 (UTC) **How is it now? -- User:Francs2000 21:48, 7 Mar 2004 (UTC) ***Excellent work. Still, it seems too much. Maybe ''Famous people from Bucks'' should be List of people from Buckinghamshire, and ''Towns in Buckinghamshire'' should be List of towns in Buckinghamshire? Maybe? What do you think? User:Kingturtle 22:48, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC) ****No I disagree, and I quite like User:Fabiform's edits making the lists into two columns. -- User:Francs2000 23:15, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC) ***I'm happy with it now. The famous people seem fine on the main article to me. I've just tweaked the two lists of places so there's less white space. Anyway, I second this article now. :) User:Fabiform | User talk:Fabiform 22:57, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC) *Support. Lovely lavishing of locale-loving effort on what is at first blush an unremarkably-shaped county. Fine form for future neighborhood mavens to mimic. User:SjUser Talk:Sj 02:05, 2004 Mar 28 (UTC) *Added to Wikipedia:Featured articles#Geography section. User:Gentgeen 05:16, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

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