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Buckinghamshire (/ ˈ b ʌ k ɪ ŋ ə m ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər /, abbreviated Bucks) [3] is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the east, Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, and Oxfordshire to the west.
Reproductions of the Milton Keynes Hoard of Bronze Age torcs and bracelets. Some of the places in Buckinghamshire date back much further than the Anglo-Saxon period. Aylesbury, for example, is known from archaeological digs to date back at least as far as 1500 B.C. and the Icknield Way, which crosses the county, is pre-Roma
There are various notable sports facilities in Buckinghamshire such as Adams Park, and the county is also home to the world-famous Pinewood Studios. This is a list of places of interest in the county. See List of places in Buckinghamshire for a list of settlements.
Olney is the northernmost town in the Milton Keynes UA, Buckinghamshire and the South East England region, close to the boundary with Northamptonshire (and the East Midlands), and Bedfordshire (and the East of England).
Buckingham was the county town of Buckinghamshire from the 10th century, when it was made the capital of the newly formed shire of Buckingham, [2] until Aylesbury took over this role in the 18th century.
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
More than one mile of a branch line in Buckinghamshire between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough is being realigned. HS2 says work in Buckinghamshire is bringing ‘real benefits to passengers today’
Aylesbury (/ ˈ eɪ l z b ər i / AYLZ-bər-ee) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, England.It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and the Waterside Theatre. [4] [5] It is located in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wycombe and Milton Keynes.