Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in central England, near the south and London. The county town is named Aylesbury.
| Buckinghamshire | |
|---|---|
| Map showing the location of Buckinghamshire | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
| Region | South East England |
| Area - Total |
Ranked 32nd 1,874 km2 (724 sq mi) |
| Admin HQ | Aylesbury |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BKM |
| ONS code | 11 |
| NUTS 3 | UKJ13 |
| Demography | |
| Population - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 31st 700,100 374/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | 91.7% White 4.3% S.Asian 1.6% Afro-Carib. |
| Politics | |
| Buckinghamshire County Council http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/ | |
| Executive | Conservative |
| Members of Parliament | |
| Districts | |
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Cities, towns and villages
Locations marked with a (*) are a part of the cerimonal county of Buckinghamshire, but are governed by the Borough of Milton Keynes.
Buckinghamshire Media
The River Thames at Medmenham
A picture of Chesham. Taken by me, 2005.
Bucks County Council's County Hall
Wendover Dean Valley from Chesham Lane - a 500m viaduct spans the valley, passing over Durham farm near the centre of this photograph.
City Council building in Central Milton Keynes
Neolithic Barrow, Whiteleaf Hill
Ashton House, Milton Keynes Office block on Silbury Boulevard
Other websites
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