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  Aylesbury shown within Buckinghamshire |
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| Population | 65,173 |
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| - London | 41. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. 6 m |
| District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | AYLESBURY |
| Postcode district | HP19, HP20, HP21 |
| Dialling code | 01296 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Aylesbury |
| List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire | |
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History
The town name is Anglo-Saxon, though excavations in the town centre in 1985 found an Iron Age hillfort dating from around 650BC. This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. A hill fort is a fortified refuge or defended settlement The town is sited on an outcrop of Portlandian limestone which accounts for its prominent position in the surrounding landscape, which is largely clay. Portland stone is a Limestone from the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. Aylesbury was a major market town in Anglo-Saxon times, famous in addition as the burial place of Saint Osyth, whose shrine attracted pilgrims. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Osyth or Osith (died 653 AD was an English Saint. She is primarily commemorated in the village of Saint Osyth, Essex, near Colchester A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used A pilgrim is one who undertakes a Pilgrimage, literally 'far afield' The Early English parish church of St. Mary (with many later additions) may be built over the remains of a Saxon crypt. English Gothic is the name of the Architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520 Anglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the History of architecture in England, and parts of Wales, from the mid- 5th century until the In terms of European architecture a crypt (from the Latin crypta and the Greek κρυπτη, kryptē) is a stone chamber or At the Conquest, the king took the manor of Aylesbury for himself, and it is listed as a royal manor in the Domesday Book, 1086. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey
In 1450 a religious institution called the Guild of St Mary was founded in Aylesbury by John Kemp, Archbishop of York. John Kemp (c 1380 &ndash 22 March 1454 was a medieval English cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor of England The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Known popularly as the Guild of Our Lady it became a meeting place for local dignitaries and a hotbed of political intrigue. The Guild was influential in the final outcome of the Wars of the Roses. The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485 were a series of dynastic Civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of Lancaster and York Its premises at the Chantry in Church Street, Aylesbury, are still there, though today the site is occupied mainly by almshouses. Almshouses are charitable Housing provided to enable people (typically elderly people who can no longer work to earn enough to pay
Aylesbury was declared the county town of Buckinghamshire in 1529 by King Henry VIII: Aylesbury Manor was among the many properties belonging to Thomas Boleyn the father of Anne Boleyn and it is rumoured that the change was made by the king in order to curry favour with the holders of the manor. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire and 1st Earl of Ormonde, KG (c Anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536 was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII of England. (Previously the county town of Buckinghamshire was Buckingham). Buckingham is a Town situated in north Buckinghamshire, England, approximately from the border with Northamptonshire.
The town played a large part in the English Civil War when it became a stronghold for the Parliamentarian forces, like many market towns a nursing-ground of Puritan sentiment. John Hampden (c 1595 &ndash 1643 was an English politician the eldest son of William Hampden of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. " Roundheads " was the Nickname given to the Puritan supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more "purity" of Worship and Doctrine, Its proximity to Great Hampden, home of John Hampden has made of Hampden a local hero: his silhouette is on the emblem used by Aylesbury Vale District Council and his statue stands prominently in the town centre. Great Hampden and Little Hampden are two Villages in Buckinghamshire, England, about three miles south-east of Princes Risborough. John Hampden (c 1595 &ndash 1643 was an English politician the eldest son of William Hampden of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire Aylesbury born composer, Rutland Boughton (1878-1960), possibly inspired by the statue of John Hampden, created a symphony based on Oliver Cromwell. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Rutland Boughton ( Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire January 23 The town's heraldic crest is the Aylesbury duck, which has been bred here since the birth of the Industrial Revolution. Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. The Aylesbury duck is a well-known Breed of Domesticated duck, bred mainly for its Meat and appearance The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the The Jacobean mansion of Hartwell nearby was the residence of Louis XVIII during his exile (1810 – 1814). Hartwell is a Village in central Buckinghamshire, England. It is to the south of Aylesbury, by the village of Stone. Louis XVIII (17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824 Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, was a King of France and Navarre. The town also received international publicity in the 1960s when the culprits responsible for the Great Train Robbery were tried at Aylesbury Crown Court. The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £26 million Train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge Ledburn near The robbery took place at Bridego Bridge, a railway bridge at Ledburn, about six miles (10 km) from the town. Ledburn is a hamlet in the Parish of Mentmore, in Buckinghamshire, England, located at. The 7 July 2005 Piccadilly Line bomber Germaine Lindsay's home was in Aylesbury at the time of the bombings, though he was originally from Jamaica. The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated bomb blasts that hit London's public transport system during The Piccadilly line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark Blue on the Tube map. Germaine Maurice Lindsay, also known as Abdullah Shaheed Jamal, ( September 23, 1985 &ndash July 7, 2005) was one of the four Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea.
A notable institution is Aylesbury Grammar School, which was founded in 1598; other notable buildings are the King's Head Inn, which with the Fleece Inn at Bretforton is one of the few public houses in the country owned by the National Trust still run as a public house, and the Queens Park Centre, the UK's largest independent arts centre. Aylesbury Grammar School is a single-sex male Grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, which educates 1250 pupils The King's Head Inn is notable as being one of the oldest Public houses with a coaching yard in the south of England. The Fleece Inn is a Public house in Bretforton, Worcestershire in the Vale of Evesham: the half-timbered building over six hundred years The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales The Queens Park Centre is an Arts centre and Theatre in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.
Chequers, the country residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 1921, is just south-east of Aylesbury. Chequers, or Chequers Court, is a Country house near Ellesborough, to the south east of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
James Henry Govier the British painter and etcher resided at Aylesbury and produced a number of works relating to the town including the church, canal, Walton, Aylesbury Gaol, The King's Head and views of the town during the 1940s and 1950s, examples of which can be seen in the county museum in Aylesbury. James Henry Govier ( August 1, 1910 – December 21, 1974) was an English painter born at Oakley Buckinghamshire. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e For other uses of etch or etching, see Etching (disambiguation, for the history of the method see Old master prints. HM Prison Aylesbury Prison (full title Her Majesty's Young Offender Institution (HMYOI Aylesbury) is a Prison in Aylesbury, The King's Head Inn is notable as being one of the oldest Public houses with a coaching yard in the south of England. The Buckinghamshire County Museum is a Museum in the centre of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire, England. Govier was born at Oakley, and was the etching demonstrator at The Royal College of Art. Oakley is a Village and also a Civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England of about 400 households The Royal College of Art ( RCA) is a University in London, England.
Modern Aylesbury
The town's population has doubled since the 1960s due to new housing developments, including many London overspill housing estates, built to ease pressure on the capital, and to move people from crowded inner city slums to more favourable locations. London overspill is the term given to the communities created - largely consisting of Council houses - as a result of the policy of moving residents out of Greater London Indeed Aylesbury, to a greater extent than many English market towns, saw substantial areas of its own heart demolished in the 1950s/1960s as 16th-18th century houses (many in good repair) were pulled down to make way for commercial developments.
Aylesbury's population was expected to increase between 2003 and 2005 with a new housing estate designed to cater for eight thousand people on the north side of the town, sandwiched between the A41 (Akeman Street) and the A413, and the expansion of Fairford Leys village. The A41 is a formerly-major Trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although as stated below it has now largely been Akeman Street was a major Roman road in England that linked London to the Fosse Way at Cirencester. The The A413 is a major Road in England that links Gerrards Cross to Towcester. Fairford Leys is a new Village of 1900 homes situated in the south west area of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England.
Housing estates in the modern Aylesbury include: Bedgrove, Broughton, Elm Farm, Elmhurst, Fairford Leys, Haydon Hill, Hawkslade Farm, Meadowcroft, Prebendal Farm, Quarrendon, Queens Park, Southcourt, Stoke Grange, Walton Court, Watermead and The Willows. Bedgrove is one of the Housing estates of the modern town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, though it takes its name from a farm and hamlet that Broughton is a hamlet to the east of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England and together with Bierton and other neighbouring hamlets Elm Farm is a modern Housing estate in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England and one of the last new estates to be built within the Parish Elmhurst is a neighbourhood in north Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. Fairford Leys is a new Village of 1900 homes situated in the south west area of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. Prebendal Farm is a Housing estate in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Quarrendon is a large Housing estate on the north west side of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. Queens Park is a late Victorian / early Edwardian area of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. Southcourt is a housing estate in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Walton Court is a Housing estate in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Watermead is a completely new Village, situated about half a mile north of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. Aylesbury has also been extended to completely surround the former hamlets or farms at Bedgrove, California, New Zealand, Prebendal Farm, Quarrendon, Turnfurlong and Walton. A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. A farm is an area of land including various structures devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food ( Produce, Grains, or Livestock California is a hamlet to the south side of Aylesbury town centre in Buckinghamshire in England, although today it has been completely swallowed New Zealand is a hamlet in the Civil parish of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, on the A413 heading out to the north Quarrendon is an ancient Village on the outskirts of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. Turnfurlong (also known historically as Turn Furlong) is an area of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. Walton (perhaps formerly known as Walcot) is a hamlet in the Parish of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire, England. If plans to increase the size of the town by twenty thousand people go ahead, suburban Aylesbury could well meet up with the neighbouring villages of Bierton, Hartwell, Stoke Mandeville, Stone, Sedrup and Weston Turville. Bierton is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, about half a mile northeast of the town of Aylesbury. Hartwell is a Village in central Buckinghamshire, England. It is to the south of Aylesbury, by the village of Stone. Stoke Mandeville is a Village and also a Civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district to the south-east of Aylesbury in the county of Stone is a Village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located south west of the Town of Aylesbury, on the main road Sedrup (formerly Southwarp is a hamlet in Buckinghamshire, England. Weston Turville is a Village and also a Civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. Areas most popular in the town are the Conservation Area around St. Mary's church and Queens Park, particularly facing onto the canal. Queens Park is a late Victorian / early Edwardian area of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England.
The town centre has many pubs and bars, along with some nightclubs, and Friday and Saturday nights can be lively. The Saracen's Head public house in the conservation area at the centre of Aylesbury is popular with the lesbian and gay community. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality.
The local newspaper is The Bucks Herald. The local radio station is Mix 96. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Mix 96 is the Independent Local Radio station for the Town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England.
One of the more prominent buildings in Aylesbury is the "Blue Leanie" office block, home to Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS). When first built it was thought to be a potential hazard to passing motorists, due to the sun reflecting off its large mirrored surface. As a result a line of trees was planted alongside the main road to prevent dazzling. [1]
The town is served by Aylesbury railway station, which is the present terminus of passenger services from London Marylebone. Aylesbury railway station is the only Railway station in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains The Chiltern Main Line is an intercity regional and commuter main line Railway in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London, England.
In recent years Aylesbury has had a lot of bad press, with several murders and being home to Germaine Lindsay, one of the suicide bombers behind the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Germaine Maurice Lindsay, also known as Abdullah Shaheed Jamal, ( September 23, 1985 &ndash July 7, 2005) was one of the four This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated bomb blasts that hit London's public transport system during
There are several developments that are due to take place in the coming years. A new £27 million, 1,200 seat theatre, designed by the renowned RHWL Architects is currently under construction and will be complete in late 2009. In addition to this, the surrounding area is being redeveloped as part of the £100 million Waterside project. When this is completed, currently planned to be late 2010, there will be 260,000 sq ft (24,000 m²) of new retail floor space, 1,100 new jobs and an urban environment.
Architecture
The architecture of Aylesbury reflects the ordinary architecture which can be found in many small towns in England. The architecture of Aylesbury, the county town of Buckinghamshire, reflects the ordinary Architecture which can be found in many small towns in The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland John Vanbrugh judged two sets of plans for the County Hall (now Aylesbury Crown Court); however, the buildings of the town were designed by local architects. Sir John Vanbrugh (pronounced "Van'-bru" (24 January 1664? – 26 March 1726 was an English Architect and Dramatist, perhaps best known A county hall or shire hall is the Headquarters of a County 's administration.
Aylesbury retains some buildings from the medieval, Georgian and Victorian periods, as well as the 20th century. Ceely House (part of the County Museum), Ardenham House, the Union Workhouse and The County Gaol are among the most notable buildings in the town.
St Mary's church, sited upon a hill surrounded by narrow streets and squares of substantial 18th century town houses, such as Castle Street, Temple Square and Parson's Fee give an indication of how Aylesbury may have appeared in the 18th century.
Education
Aylesbury is home to one College of General Further Education (Aylesbury College on Oxford Road), three grammar schools and three community upper schools and a host of primary schools. Aylesbury College is a general Further education college in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries For the article on The Community School in Sun Valley Idaho, see Community School (Idaho. Education in England is the responsibility of the Department for Children Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills of the The secondary schools are:
- Aylesbury Grammar School (boys only)
- Aylesbury High School (girls only)
- The Grange School
- Mandeville Upper School
- Quarrendon School
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
There are also the following special schools, that teach secondary school age children with learning disabilities:
- Pebble Brook School
- Stocklake Park Community School, formerly Park School
The Aylesbury Vale Secondary Support Centre[2] is a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), which caters for permanently excluded students. Education in England is the responsibility of the Department for Children Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills of the Aylesbury Grammar School is a single-sex male Grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, which educates 1250 pupils Aylesbury High School (AHS was founded in 1959 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, when the previously co-educational Aylesbury Grammar School became The Grange School is a co-educational secondary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Mandeville Upper School is a Secondary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, built in the 1960s Quarrendon School, formerly Quarrendon County Secondary School and later Quarrendon Upper School is a mixed non-selective secondary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School with Specialisms in Science and Performing Arts is a co-educational Grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability (LD refers to a group of disorders that affect a broad range of academic and functional skills including Pebble Brook School is a co-educational special school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Stocklake Park Community School, ( formerly known as Park School) is a co-educational Special school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire A Pupil Referral Unit (PRU is a centre for children who are not able to attend a mainstream or special School. Expulsion at a School or University is defined as removing a student from the institution for violating rules or Honor codes.
Administration
Aylesbury Town Council is the parish council for the town. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan In 2006, it comprises 23 councillors all of which are members of the Liberal Democrats political party. A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral The council represents only the constituents of Aylesbury town itself. Surrounding villages and some recent developments on the outskirts of Aylesbury like Fairford Leys & Watermead have their own parish council. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Fairford Leys is a new Village of 1900 homes situated in the south west area of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. Watermead is a completely new Village, situated about half a mile north of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. A Parish council is a unit of Local government in Great Britain.
The Town Council is in a process of discussions to take over responsibility for some public services from Aylesbury Vale District Council.
Trade and industry
Traditionally the town was a commercial centre with a market dating back to the Saxon period. A county hall or shire hall is the Headquarters of a County 's administration. Sao Paulo Stock Exchangejpg|thumb| Virtual market arena where buyer and seller are not present and trade via intemediates and electronical information This is because it was established on the main Akeman Street which became an established trade route linking London to the southwest. A trade route is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In 1180 a gaol was established in the town (it is still there though has moved locations two or three times) which only really happened in main towns across the country. Jail, or gaol (especially in Canada, Australia and NZ[http //www
By 1477 flour was being ground in the town for surrounding parishes. Flour is a powder made of Cereal grains It is the key ingredient of Bread, which is a staple food in many countries and therefore the availability A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches By the modern period this had grown into a huge established industry: the last mill in Aylesbury was closed in the 1970s. A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods By 1560 the manufacture of needles had become a large industry in Long Crendon, a village close to Aylesbury, which was an important production centre. A sewing needle is a long slender tool with a pointed tip The first needles were made of bone or wood modern ones are manufactured from high carbon steel wire nickel- or gold plated
In 1672 poor children in Buckinghamshire were taught to make lace as a way to make a living. Carolus -Private Collection - detail naaldkantjpg|thumb|right|250px| Needle Lace, detail]] Needle lace (also known as needlelace or needle-made lace Bucks lace as it became known quickly became very sought after and production boomed as the lace was mainly made by poor women and children. The lace-making industry had died out by Victorian times, however, as new machine-made lace became preferable. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities
In 1764 Euclid Neale opened his clock making workshop in Aylesbury. In the 18th century he was one of the best clock makers in the country.
In 1814 the Aylesbury arm of the Grand Union Canal from Marsworth was opened bringing major industry to the town for the first time. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Marsworth is a Village and also a Civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. At the same time the Wendover arm was built leading to nearby Wendover. Wendover is a Market town that sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England.
By the late 19th century the printers and bookbinders Hazell, Watson and Viney and the Nestlé dairy were the two main employers in the town, employing more than half the total population. Nestlé is a multinational packaged food company founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal Milk &mdashmostly from goats or cows, but also from buffalo, Sheep
Today the town is still a major commercial centre and the market still meets on the cobbles of the old Market Square four days a week. Nestle and Hazell, Watson and Viney have both gone, though three major industrial centres make sure the town has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country.
Transport
Road
Aylesbury is served by the A41, which runs from London to Birkenhead. The A41 is a formerly-major Trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although as stated below it has now largely been London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. The A413 and A418 roads also run through the town. The The A413 is a major Road in England that links Gerrards Cross to Towcester. The A418 road is a main Trunk road in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in England that leads from the A505 just north of Ascott The M40 motorway at junction 9 is 14. The M40 Motorway is a motorway in the English Transport network that connects London to Birmingham. 7 miles (23. 7 km) away and the M25 motorway is just over 21 miles (34 km) drive. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road.
In 2006, work commenced on the Public Transport Hub, a scheme comprising of a one-way loop of bus lanes around the town's inner ring road, which includes improvements to the connectivity between bus and rail services. Stage One of this scheme was completed in December 2006, with Stage Two commencing in early 2007. [3]
Rail
The railway came to Aylesbury in 1839 when the Aylesbury Railway opened from Cheddington on Robert Stephenson's London and Birmingham Railway. Cheddington is a Village comprising 1429 acres (58 km² and Civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire. Robert Stephenson FRS (16 October 1803 &ndash 12 October 1859 was an English Civil engineer. This is about the 19th century railway company For the 21st century train operating company see London Midland The London and Birmingham Railway The Wycombe Railway (later GWR) arrived via Princes Risborough on 1 October 1863, and on 23 September 1868 the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway (later Metropolitan Railway) was opened from Verney Junction, to make an end-on junction with the Wycombe Railway. The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West Princes Risborough is a Town and Civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England, about 9 miles south of Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Verney Junction is a hamlet in the Parish of Middle Claydon in north Buckinghamshire, England. The Metropolitan Railway (MetR) from Baker Street arrived via Amersham in 1892. The Metropolitan Railway (MetR and the Metropolitan District Railway (District were the first two underground railways to be built in London, creating the world's Baker Street tube station is a station on the London Underground located at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road. Amersham is a Market town and Civil parish within Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire, England, 27 miles north west of [4] The Great Central Railway (GCR) connected from Nottingham Victoria to London Marylebone via the MetR in 1899. The Great Central Railway ( GCR) was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed Nottingham Victoria railway station was a Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway railway station in Nottingham, England. Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London, England. Between 1899 and 1953, Aylesbury had railway links to four London termini: Marylebone, Baker Street, Paddington, Euston. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station Euston station (official name London Euston) is a major Railway station to the north of central London in the London Borough of Camden The Aylesbury Railway closed in 1953, The MetR, which later became the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground withdrew north of Aylesbury in 1936 [5] and withdrew from the town in 1961. The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground, coloured Magenta on the Tube map. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire [6] The GCR was dismantled north of Aylesbury in 1966. As a result, there are now no regular passenger services north of Aylesbury. Now only the GCR south of Aylesbury to Marylebone is used for regular London services.
A rail scheme is proposed to extend passenger services northwestwards to a new station, Aylesbury Vale Parkway. Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station is under construction to serve the Berryfields and Weedon Hill housing development in the north of Aylesbury. [7] This will be sited on the present freight-only line towards Quainton at the point where the line crosses the A41 near Berryfields Farm, some 2. 25 miles (3. 62 km) north of the current Aylesbury station. This area is to be known as the Berryfields Major Development Area, and will include Park and Ride facilities for Aylesbury.
A further expansion of rail services to Bletchley and Bedford is suggested in a consultants' report [8] written to provide regional planning guidance to Bucks County Council concerning the development of Aylesbury Vale. Also the Great Central may be rebuilt in the future towards Rugby as the railway is in need for expansion to ease capacity constraints. Rugby is a Market town in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon.
Cycling Demonstration town
In 2005 the town won £1million funding to be one of six Cycling Demonstration towns in England, which was match-funded by Buckinghamshire County Council. In 2005 six English towns were chosen to be cycling demonstration towns to promote the use of Cycling as a means of transport England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. [9] This allows Buckinghamshire County Council to promote the use of cycling amongst the general public, as well as provide facilities for cyclists, such as bike lockers, bike stands as well as Tiger and Toucan road crossings. A tiger crossing is a variation of a Zebra crossing used in the United Kingdom. A toucan crossing is a type of Pedestrian crossing found in the UK that also allows Bicycles to be ridden across
Cycle Aylesbury, the team created to undertake the Cycling Demonstration town work, recently opened the first of their Gemstone Cycleways, which are a network of routes running from Aylesbury Town Centre to various locations around the town, including Stone, Bierton, Wendover and Watermead. Bierton is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, about half a mile northeast of the town of Aylesbury. Wendover is a Market town that sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. A second brochure/magazine was put out to accompany the routes, along with a redesigned website, CycleAylesbury.co.uk.
Notable residents
Aylesbury is or has been home to a whole range of notable people. In the latter part of the 20th century the main maternity unit in the district was located in Aylesbury at the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital; hence a large number of people were born in Aylesbury who may not have had any other association with the town. The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital (colloquially called the Royal Bucks) was founded in 1832 in response to the Cholera Epidemic that swept across For a full list see People from Aylesbury. In alphabetic order of surname those who live or have lived in Aylesbury include:
- Benjamin Bates, physician
- Lynda Bellingham, actress and television presenter
- Francis Bernard, British colonial governor, died in Aylesbury
- Ernest Bullock, organist and composer, died in Aylesbury
- Brendan Carr, actor, was born in Aylesbury
- Mathilde Carré, French double agent, was once a detainee at Aylesbury Prison
- Martin Grech, singer-songwriter
- Swami Laura Horos, medium, was once a detainee at Aylesbury Prison
- John Junkin, television performer and scriptwriter, died in Aylesbury
- Germaine Lindsay, terrorist, was living in Aylesbury when detonated a suicide bomb in London
- Alfred E. Moss, racing car driver, died in Aylesbury
- John Otway, singer-songwriter
- Charles William Pearson, missionary
- James Clark Ross, naval explorer, died in Aylesbury
- Vernon Scannell, poet
- William of Sherwood, logician and teacher
- Mike Smith of The Dave Clark Five lived in Aylesbury
- Vincent Strudwick, theologian
- Pete Trewavas, guitarist with the band Marillion, grew up in Aylesbury
- Mark Webber, Australian Formula 1 driver, has a house in Aylesbury
Popular culture
Aylesbury has several notable entries in modern popular culture. The page is about the physician and member of the Hellfire Club Lynda Pattemore (née Bellingham born 31 May 1948 is a Canadian born English actress. Sir Francis Bernard 1st Baronet ( 1712 - 16 June 1779) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor in New Jersey Sir Ernest Bullock ( 15 September 1890, Wigan, England – 24 May 1979, Aylesbury, England was an English Brendan Carr (born March 26, 1980 in Great Yarmouth, England) is a British professional Actor and action actor. Mathilde Carré ( February 19, 1910 &ndash 1970 was a French Resistance agent during World War II who turned a Double agent. HM Prison Aylesbury Prison (full title Her Majesty's Young Offender Institution (HMYOI Aylesbury) is a Prison in Aylesbury, Martin Grech (born 1983 is a Maltese - English Singer, Songwriter and Musician from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Swami Laura Horos (? 9 February 1849 - fl 1909 was a late 19th and early 20th century medium. John Francis Junkin ( January 29, 1930, Ealing, London - March 7, 2006, Aylesbury) was an English Germaine Maurice Lindsay, also known as Abdullah Shaheed Jamal, ( September 23, 1985 &ndash July 7, 2005) was one of the four Alfred E Moss ( 30 May 1897 Kensington, London &ndash 23 April 1972 Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury John Otway, (born 2 October 1952, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England) is a self-confessed unsuccessful Singer-songwriter Charles William Pearson (1847-1917 was a pioneer Anglican Missionary in Uganda, and thus was one of the pioneers of the Church of Uganda. Sir James Clark Ross ( April 15, 1800 &ndash April 3, 1862) was a British naval officer and explorer. Vernon Scannell ( 23 January 1922 &ndash 16 November 2007) was a British Poet and Author. William of Sherwood (or Shyreswood Shireswood (1190 &ndash 1249 was a Medieval English Logician and teacher Michael George Smith ( December 6, 1943 &ndash February 28, 2008)was an English Singer, Songwriter, and The Dave Clark Five (also known as "The DC5" were an English Beat group, one of the few presenting something of a commercial threat to The Beatles The Reverend Canon Professor Vincent Noel Harold Strudwick, BA MA DD (b Pete Trewavas (born Peter Trewavas 15 January 1959, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England) is an English Musician Marillion are a British rock group Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979 their recorded studio output comprises Early career Mark Webber was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, son of Alan the local Motorcycle dealer
There used to be a club in Aylesbury in the 1970s and 1980s called the Friars Club where a lot of the top bands of the time played, including The Clash, Genesis, U2, David Bowie, Marillion and The Ramones. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Marillion are a British rock group Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979 their recorded studio output comprises The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group The band Marillion originally formed here, with the band's first single, 1982's Market Square Heroes taking its title inspiration from Aylesbury Market Square. Marillion are a British rock group Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979 their recorded studio output comprises Market Square Heroes is the debut single of Progressive rock band Marillion, released in 1982 with "Three Boats Down From The Candy" as the B-side
Aylesbury is mentioned in Blackadder's Christmas Carol:
- Edmund: No, of course not, Ma'am. Blackadder's Christmas Carol is a one-off episode of Blackadder, a parody of Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol. Edmund Blackadder is the single name given to a collection of Fictional characters who appear in the BBC mock-historical comedy series Blackadder . . and perhaps Lord Melchett would like to whip me naked through the streets of Aberdeen. . .
- Melchett: Oh, I don't think we need go that far, Blackadder. . .
- Edmund: Oh, too kind. . .
- Melchett: No, Aylesbury's quite far enough.
Also it is widely believed that the scene in the opening of the film A Clockwork Orange when the droogs beat up the elderly Irish man was filmed in Aylesbury, in the underpass linking Friars Square Shopping Centre with the railway station. A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 Satirical Science fiction Film adaptation of a 1962 novel of the same name, by Anthony Even Christiane Kubrick's book Stanley Kubrick - A Life In Pictures states this, however the scene was actually filmed in South London. Another scene from the film was shot in Friars Square itself but never made it to the final cut. This is the 'Librarian Scene' where outtakes from the shoot and rehearsal can be seen in Alison Castle's The Stanley Kubrick Archives published by Taschen.
According to Malcolm McDowell on Camera 2 in the summer of 2002: "We did a sequence in Aylesbury. Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943 is an English Actor. The town square was decorated with giant rubber ducks, weird animals, they were huge, and we accosted an old guy from the library. I ripped out these priceless books that he had and I threw them up. I remember my line, it was taken from the book, it was: 'There's a mackerel of a cornflake for you. ' The pages from the ripped books fall like confetti. The retribution was that Alex goes to the library when he is cured and all the old codgers in the library go: 'You were the one!'"
Finally the County Court building and Aylesbury Market Square regularly feature in the BBC Television series Judge John Deed. Judge John Deed is a British Legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One.
Geography
Aylesbury is located at (51. 8333, -0. 8333)1. A gazetteer is a geographical Dictionary or directory, an important reference for information about places and place names (see Toponomy) used in conjunction
Twin towns
Aylesbury is twinned with:
Places of interest
Gallery
 Kingsbury, Aylesbury |
 Market Square, Aylesbury |
 Aylesbury Methodist Church in Buckingham Street |
 County Hall taken from the Grand Union Canal |
 Parish church of St Mary, Aylesbury |
 Church Street, Aylesbury |
 Church Street, Aylesbury |
 Bucks New County Offices |
 Blue Leanie office block, home to Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS). Bourg-en-Bresse (buʁkɑ̃bʁɛs Bôrg in Arpitan language) is a commune in eastern France, capital of the Ain This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Buckinghamshire County Museum is a Museum in the centre of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire, England. The King's Head Inn is notable as being one of the oldest Public houses with a coaching yard in the south of England. The Roald Dahl Children's Gallery is in Church Street Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. |
References
- ^ Geograph.org.uk
- ^ Aylesbury Vale Secondary Support Centre
- ^ "Transport Hub", Bucks County Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ "Metropolitan Railway", 20th Century London. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ "Quainton Road to Verney Junction", Underground History. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ "Metropolitan Line", Davros. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ "Bucks County Council Thirty Year Transport Vision", Bucks County Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ "Aylesbury Vale Draft transport Strategy", Bucks County Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ "Aylesbury", Cycling England. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
See also
External links
- Aylesbury Town Council
- Aylesbury Vale District Council
- Buckinghamshire County Council
- Information on the growth and regeneration of Aylesbury
- Information about Aylesbury schools entrance exams
- St Mary's Church Aylesbury
- The Bucks Herald
- Friars Club Aylesbury
- Aylesbury links in wiki format
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