Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury.

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South East England - County town - Aylesbury

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Buckinghamshire is divided into four districts, Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe. The ceremonial county (which is based on the post-1974 administrative county) also includes Milton Keynes. For the traditional county boundaries, see History of Buckinghamshire.

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Aylesbury Vale - Chiltern - South Bucks - Wycombe - 1974 - Milton Keynes - History of Buckinghamshire

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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 to Berkshire; these areas have been administered under the unitary authorities of Slough and Windsor and Maidenhead since 1998. Milton Keynes and district became a unitary authority in 1997.

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Oxfordshire - Northamptonshire - Bedfordshire - Hertfordshire - Berkshire - Greater London - 1974 - Slough - Eton - Windsor and Maidenhead - 1998 - Milton Keynes and district - Unitary authority - 1997

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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 near Wendover at 876 feet (267 m) 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 is mainly agricultural, with furniture-making traditionally centred at High Wycombe, pharmaceuticals, service and distribution industries. There are some residential commuter areas for London in the south.

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Chiltern Hills - Vale of Aylesbury - Coombe Hill - Wendover - Landed estate - Rothschild - 19th century - Rothschild properties in Buckinghamshire - Furniture - High Wycombe - London

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