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Wendover
Sign in to saveWendover is a town and civil parish at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated at the point where the main road across the Chilterns between London and Aylesbury intersects with the once important road along the foot of the hill. The town lies north-west of London and south-east of Aylesbury.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Wendover
- UK place.population
- 7,399
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 9.1125
- UK place.civil_parish
- Wendover
- UK place.unitary_england
- Buckinghamshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Buckinghamshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- UK place.post_town
- AYLESBURY
- UK place.postcode_district
- HP22
- UK place.postcode_area
- HP
- UK place.dial_code
- 01296
- UK place.static_image_name
- Wendover Clock Tower.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Clock Tower, Wendover
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP864085
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Article
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- Etymology
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- Notable people
- Twin town
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- External links
Wendover is a town and civil parish at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated at the point where the main road across the Chilterns between London and Aylesbury intersects with the once important road along the foot of the hill. The town lies north-west of London and south-east of Aylesbury.
The parish has an area of and had, at the time of the 2011 census, a population of 7,399. Outside Wendover, the parish is mainly arable and also contains several hamlets in the surrounding hills. Wendover has a weekly market and has had a market charter since 1464.