Buckinghamshire
| Buckinghamshire | |||||
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| Motto: Vestigia nulla retrorsum ("No turning back/We do not retreat") | |||||
 Buckinghamshire in England |
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| Coordinates: 51°50′N 0°50′W / 51.833°N 0.833°WCoordinates: 51°50′N 0°50′W / 51.833°N 0.833°W | |||||
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||||
| Country | England | ||||
| Region | South East | ||||
| Established | Ancient | ||||
| Ceremonial county | |||||
| Lord Lieutenant | Henry Aubrey-Fletcher | ||||
| High Sheriff | The Hon Mrs C R Soames (2016-17) | ||||
| Area | 1,874 km2 (724 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 32nd of 48 | ||||
| Population (mid-2014 est.) | 756,600 | ||||
| • Ranked | 30th of 48 | ||||
| Density | 404/km2 (1,050/sq mi) | ||||
| Ethnicity | 91.7% White 4.3% S. Asian 1.6% Black |
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| Non-metropolitan county | |||||
| County council | Buckinghamshire County Council | ||||
| Executive | Conservative | ||||
| Admin HQ | Aylesbury | ||||
| Area | 1,565 km2 (604 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 33rd of 27 | ||||
| Population | 506,700 | ||||
| • Ranked | 25th of 27 | ||||
| Density | 324/km2 (840/sq mi) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BKM | ||||
| ONS code | 11 | ||||
| GSS code | E10000002 | ||||
| NUTS | UKJ13 | ||||
| Website | www |
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 Districts of Buckinghamshire Unitary County council area |
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| Members of Parliament | List of MPs | ||||
| Police | Thames Valley Police | ||||
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||||
Buckinghamshire (/ˈbʌkɪŋəmʃər/ or /ˈbʌkɪŋəmʃɪər/), abbreviated Bucks, is a county in South East England which borders Greater London to the south east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north east and Hertfordshire to the east.
Buckinghamshire is a home county and towns such as High Wycombe, Amersham, Chesham and the Chalfonts in the east and southeast of the county are parts of the London commuter belt, forming some of the most densely-populated parts of the county. Development in this region is restricted by the Metropolitan Green Belt. Other large settlements include the county town of Aylesbury, Marlow in the south near the Thames and Princes Risborough in the west near Oxford. Some areas without direct rail links to London, such as around the old county town of Buckingham and near Olney in the northeast, are much less populous. The largest town is Milton Keynes in the northeast, which with the surrounding area is administered as a unitary authority separately to the rest of Buckinghamshire. The remainder of the county is administered by Buckinghamshire County Council as a non-metropolitan county, and four district councils. In national elections, Buckinghamshire is considered a reliable supporter of the Conservative Party.
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