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Pages in category "Market towns in Buckinghamshire" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This is a list of places in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England.It does not include places which were formerly in Buckinghamshire. For places which were in Buckinghamshire until 1974, and were then transferred to Berkshire, and other places transferred from Buckinghamshire since 1844, see list of Buckinghamshire boundary changes
Beaconsfield (/ ˈ b ɛ k ən z f iː l d / ⓘ BEK-ənz-feeld) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, 24 miles (39 kilometres) northwest of central London and 16 miles (26 kilometres) southeast of Aylesbury. Three other towns are within 5 miles (8 kilometres): Gerrards Cross, Amersham and High Wycombe.
St Mary's Church. Chesham (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ ʃ əm / CHESH-əm, locally / ˈ tʃ ɛ s əm / CHESS-əm or / ˈ tʃ ɛ z əm / CHEZ-əm) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, 11 miles (18 km) south-east of the county town of Aylesbury, about 26 miles (42 km) north-west of central London, and part of the London commuter belt.
Early trade at Amersham Market was in local grain, much of which was sold to London merchants. During the 17th century and 18th century a key industry in the town was brewing. Giles Watkins (died 1636) built a brewery near St Mary's church in 1634. His brother Henry Watkins was a royal servant, a page of the robes to Anne of Denmark. [19]
Princes Risborough (/ ˈ r ɪ z b ər ə /) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England; it is located about 9 miles (14 km) south of Aylesbury and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of High Wycombe.
Stony Stratford is a market town in Buckinghamshire and a constituent town of Milton Keynes, England. It is located on Watling Street , historically the Roman road from London to Chester. It is also a civil parish with a town council [ 2 ] in the City of Milton Keynes . [ 3 ]
The hamlet of Olney Park Farm to the north of the town of Olney derives its name from a park established in 1374 by Ralph, Third Baron Bassett of Sapcote in Leicester. In 1861 it attained civil parish status, but was subsequently incorporated into an enlarged Olney civil parish around 1931. [9] [10] The 1841 census gave the population as 2,362 ...