Buckinghamshire

What is Buckinghamshire?

Buckinghamshire is an English county.

Where is Buckinghamshire?

Buckinghamshire is located to the west and north-west of London, in the south-east of England. It is split into four districts: Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe. The county town (the town where the county council is based) is Aylesbury, which is located in the Aylesbury Vale district. The ceromonial county also includes the Borough of Milton Keynes.

Aren't Milton Keynes and Slough in Buckinghamshire?

Slough was originally in Buckinghamshire, however when the county boundaries in England were changed on April 1st 1974, Slough ceased to be part of Buckinghamshire and became part of Berkshire (which is situated to the south of Buckinghamshire.

Before and after the 1974 boundary changes, Milton Keynes remained part of Buckinghamshire until April 1st 1997, when it left Buckinghamshire to become a unitary authority (not part of any county).

Which towns are in Buckinghamshire?

Buckinghamshire includes the following towns:

• Amersham;
• Aylesbury;
• Beaconsfield;
• Buckingham;
• Chesham;
• Gerrards Cross;
• High Wycombe;
• Marlow;
• Princes Risborough;
• Winslow.

Which motorways can be found in Buckinghamshire?

• The M1 travels through the north of Buckinghamshire, serving Milton Keynes.
• The M4 goes from Chiswick (in the west of London) to Pont Abraham (to the north-west of Swansea). Junctions 4b and 7 are on the border between Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.
• The M25 goes from Dartford (in Kent) to Aveley (in Essex) via Heathrow Airport and Watford. Junction 15 is on the border between Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. Junction 16 is in Buckinghamshire.
• The M40 goes from Uxbridge (to the west of London) to Chalcot Wood (to the south-east of Birmingham). Junctions 1 to 5 are in Buckinghamshire.

Which Train Operating Companies (TOCs) operate train services into Buckinghamshire?

• First Great Western, formerly First Great Western Link operates local services between London Paddington and Reading (Iver and Taplow railway stations are in Buckinghamshire). They also operate local services between Maidenhead and Marlow (Bourne End and Marlow stations are in Buckinghamshire).
• Chiltern Railways operate train services between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill (Denham station to Princes Risborough station is in Buckinghamshire), between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury (this service is completely within Buckinghamshire) and between London Marylebone and Aylesbury(Chalfont and Latimer station to Aylesbury station is in Buckinghamshire).
• London Underground operate services (on the Metropolitan line) between Aldgate (in central London) and Amersham (Chalfont and Latimer station to Amersham station is in Buckinghamshire) and between Chalfont and Latimer and Chesham (this service is entirely within Buckinghamshire).

Which counties and unitary authorities border Buckinghamshire?

Clockwise from north:

• Northamptonshire;
• Milton Keynes;
• Bedfordshire;
• Hertfordshire;
• Hillingdon;
• Slough;
• Maidenhead and Windsor;
• Wokingham;
• Oxfordshire.