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Also known as Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

Buckingham ( ) is a market town in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders with Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. It had a population of 12,890 at the 2011 Census. The town lies approximately west of Milton Keynes, south-east of Banbury and north-east of Oxford.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Buckingham
UK place.static_image_name
Buckingham Town Hall (geograph 1486407).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Buckingham Town Hall
UK place.population
12,890
UK place.population_ref
(2011 census)
UK place.civil_parish
Buckingham
UK place.unitary_england
Buckinghamshire Council
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Buckinghamshire
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Buckingham and Bletchley
UK place.post_town
BUCKINGHAM
UK place.postcode_district
MK18
UK place.postcode_area
MK
UK place.dial_code
01280
UK place.os_grid_reference
SP695335
UK place.london_direction
SE
UK place.website
Buckingham Town Council

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Bourton
  • Population
  • Education
  • Economy
  • Town markets
  • Governance
  • Tourism
  • Healthcare
  • Transport
  • Roads
  • Buses
  • Canal
  • Railway
  • Places of worship
  • Culture
  • Media
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
  • Citations
  • Sources
  • External links

Buckingham ( ) is a market town in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders with Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. It had a population of 12,890 at the 2011 Census. The town lies approximately west of Milton Keynes, south-east of Banbury and north-east of Oxford.

The town was the county town of Buckinghamshire from the 10th century, when it was made the capital of the newly-formed shire of Buckingham, until Aylesbury took over this role in the 18th century. Britain's first private university, the University of Buckingham, is based here.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buckingham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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