Aylesbury

Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It had a population in 2001 of 65,173. Aylesbury is near London. Aylesbury was a major market town in Anglo-Saxon times. Aylesbury replaced Buckingham as the county town of Buckinghamshire in 1529 by order of King Henry VIII.

Aylesbury
240px Kingsbury, Aylesbury
240px Aylesbury Clocktower
Population	56,392 [1] Urban area 69,021 Aylesbury Vale district 174,900
OS grid reference	SP818138
- London	36 miles (58 km)
Civil parish	Aylesbury
District	Aylesbury Vale
Shire county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AYLESBURY
Postcode district	HP19, HP20, HP21
Dialling code	01296
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Aylesbury
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire

It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and, since 2010, the 1,200 seat Waterside Theatre.

It is a popular London commuter town, thanks to its easy access to the A41, directly leading to the M25. As well as this, it is easy to take the train directly from Aylesbury to London to marleybonne

Aylesbury Media

• Church of St Mary, Aylesbury - geograph.org.uk - 4572.jpg

  St Mary the Virgin's Church, Aylesbury's parish church.

• John Hampden Statue.jpg

  Statue of John Hampden in Aylesbury's Market Square

• The Jury by John Morgan.jpg

  Gentlemen of the Jury, an 1861 painting by John Morgan of a jury in Aylesbury

• Mary Simmons of Hartwell's prize-winning Aylesbury ducks.jpg

  Prize-winning Aylesbury ducks. The illustrated Book of Poultry, 1873.

• PEO100 1734 0,1 Aylesburyenten.jpg

  The Aylesbury duck is currently a Rare Breed.

• Jemima5.jpg

  Illustration from children's book The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

• Aylesbury parish and surrounding areas.svg

       Aylesbury parish     Aylesbury built-up-area     Aylesbury Vale     Buckinghamshire

• Aylesbury library (24924657035).jpg

  Visited by members of the Libraries Taskforce team. Photo credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce

• Aylesbury Market Square Bucks.jpg

  Market Square, Aylesbury. Town Hall Arches (left) and Old County Hall (right)

• Aylesbury Town Council coat of arms.jpg

  Aylesbury Town Council coat of arms