Aylesbury
Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 0°48′45″W / 51.8168°N 0.8124°W
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 | |
 Kingsbury, Aylesbury |
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 Aylesbury Clocktower |
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 Aylesbury shown within Buckinghamshire | |
| Population | 56,392 [1]
Aylesbury Vale district 174,900 |
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| 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 |
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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.
Aylesbury Media
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Aylesbury's parish church.
Market Square, Aylesbury. Town Hall Arches (left) and Old County Hall (right)
Statue of John Hampden in Aylesbury's Market Square
Gentlemen of the Jury, an 1861 painting by John Morgan of a jury in Aylesbury
Prize-winning Aylesbury ducks. The illustrated Book of Poultry, 1873.
The Aylesbury duck is currently a Rare Breed.
Illustration from children's book The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
Aylesbury parish Aylesbury built-up-area Aylesbury Vale Buckinghamshire
Visited by members of the Libraries Taskforce team. Photo credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce
Aylesbury Town Council coat of arms
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