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Welcome to Buckinghamshire, whose county town is not Buckingham as you may expect, but rather surprisingly, Aylesbury! The name Buckinghamshire is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means ‘the district of Bucca’s home’, Bucca being an Anglo-Saxon landowner. Today Buckinghamshire is popular with commuters due to its proximity to London.
Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire is a county in the South East of England to the north west of London.It is known as Leafy Bucks to some, due to the idyllic rolling hills and vast woodlands but also contains several large towns, including High Wycombe, Milton Keynes, and Aylesbury, which have great tourist attractions as well as shopping opportunities.
Nov 26, 2023 · The history of the area predates the Anglo-Saxon period and the county has a rich history starting from the Celtic and Roman periods, though the Anglo-Saxons perhaps had the greatest impact on Buckinghamshire: the geography of the rural county is largely as it was in the Anglo-Saxon period.
Map of Buckinghamshire. Buckinghamshire is the most northerly county in South East England, stretching 40 miles north of central London. Spanning 724 square miles, Buckinghamshire borders Greater London, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. The South of Buckinghamshire is primarily made up of the Chiltern ...
May 12, 2018 · This resulted in the creation of a pun, due to the popularity of wordplay during this time, which in turn may have led to the Sheriff of Buckingham selecting the bird as the badge of his county. Another possible explanation for the swan’s presence in the Buckinghamshire emblem links to the de Bohun family. Thomas of Woodstock, the youngest ...
Apr 18, 2019 · The previous talk “Saxon Buckinghamshire”, which he gave on 24 Feb 2016, was very well received by members. Here is the report from the Society Newsletter: Lenborough Hoard. SAXON BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Peter Borrows reports on a fascinating talk by the retired County Archaeologist.
For much of the Saxon period minsters served a wide community with a number of clergymen. Some Saxon churches would have been built of wood but a few churches in Buckinghamshire have evidence of Saxon stonework, such as Wing, Hardwick and Iver. Wing church possibly dates to the late 7th or early 8th century.
