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| − | '''Buckinghamshire''' is a county of south-eastern [[England]], located north west of [[London]]. It is bordered by [[Greater London]], [[Berkshire]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[Bedfordshire]] and [[Hertfordshire]]. The county town is [[Aylesbury]]. Buckinghamshire consists of three distinct zones: a belt of commuter towns (such as High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Chesham, Amersham and Chorleywood) in low-lying or undulating terrain closest to London; the [[Chiltern Hills]], a chalk ridge running SW-NE across SE England which is heavily wooded and scored by numerous steep-sided valleys; and Aylesbury Vale, an agricultural plain NW of the Chiltern [[escarpment]]. | + | '''Buckinghamshire''' is a county of south-eastern [[England]], located north west of [[London]]. It is bordered by [[Greater London]], [[Berkshire]], [[Oxfordshire]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[Bedfordshire]] and [[Hertfordshire]]. The county town is [[Aylesbury]]. Buckinghamshire consists of three distinct zones: a belt of commuter towns (such as High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Chesham, Amersham and Chorleywood) in low-lying or undulating terrain closest to London; the [[Chiltern Hills]], a chalk ridge running SW-NE across SE England which is heavily wooded and scored by numerous steep-sided valleys; and Aylesbury Vale, an agricultural plain NW of the Chiltern [[escarpment]]. The new city of [[Milton Keynes]] lies in the north of Buckinghamshire (since 1996 this has been a Unitary Authority outside the administrative county). |
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Latest revision as of 11:34, February 5, 2008
Buckinghamshire is a county of south-eastern England, located north west of London. It is bordered by Greater London, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. The county town is Aylesbury. Buckinghamshire consists of three distinct zones: a belt of commuter towns (such as High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Chesham, Amersham and Chorleywood) in low-lying or undulating terrain closest to London; the Chiltern Hills, a chalk ridge running SW-NE across SE England which is heavily wooded and scored by numerous steep-sided valleys; and Aylesbury Vale, an agricultural plain NW of the Chiltern escarpment. The new city of Milton Keynes lies in the north of Buckinghamshire (since 1996 this has been a Unitary Authority outside the administrative county).
