Beaconsfield

Also known as Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

Beaconsfield ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, northwest of Central London and southeast of Aylesbury. Three other towns are within : Gerrards Cross, Amersham and High Wycombe.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Beaconsfield
UK place.civil_parish: Beaconsfield
UK place.static_image_name: Beaconsfield War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1126671.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Memorial Green, the Old Town, Beaconsfield
UK place.population: 12,235
UK place.area_total_km2: 19.66
UK place.unitary_england: Buckinghamshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Buckinghamshire
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Beaconsfield
UK place.post_town: Beaconsfield

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History and description
Sport and leisure
Governance
Parliamentary constituencies
Local government
Transport
Twin town
Education
Demography
Notable residents
See also
References
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The town is adjacent to the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has Georgian, neo-Georgian and Tudor revival high street architecture, known as the Old Town. It is known for the first model village in the world and the National Film and Television School.