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Marquee Hire in Buckinghamshire
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Covering Aylesbury, Milton Keynes, Slough, Buckingham, High Wycombe, Amersham, Chesham, Gerrards Cross, Great Missenden, Marlow, Newport Pagnell, Princes Risborough, Witham and all areas of Buickinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is situated to the north west of London. The county town of Buckinghamshire is Aylesbury and the largest town in the county is Milton Keynes. Buckinghamshire is split into four districts Aylesbury Vale, South Bucks, Wycombe and Chiltern. Buckinghamshire is an Anglo Saxon name in origin.
The major towns in Buckinghamshire are Buckingham, Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Marlow, Amersham, Chesham, Beaconsfield, Burnham, Milton Keynes and Newport Pagnall.
Buckinghamshire’s county town, Aylesbury, has doubled since the 1960’s and the town is used as a cycling demonstration town. This meant Buckinghamshire county council won £1 million funding to promote the use of cycles.
Buckingham is a small market town with a population of around 12,000. Buckingham was declared a town by Alfred the Great in the year 888.
High Wycombe, a Buckinghamshire town that shares its name with a Western Australian settlement, is well known for its furniture industry, in particular, chairs.
Milton Keynes is the biggest town in Buckinghamshire, but was only started during the 1960’s. The town was built as an overspill for London and is principally built on a grid system. Each square is 1km wide and this gives the town over 100 neighbourhoods that are clearly identifiable.
Newport Pagnall is in the borough of Milton Keynes and was the site where Aston Martin cars were built until the opening of the Ford Motor Company plant that is in Warwickshire, not Buckinghamshire.
Amersham, which is policed by the Thames Valley Police Force has a population of just under 22,000.
The Buckinghamshire town of Beaconsfield is a fairly expensive place to live, this is due to the fact it is part of an area of outstanding beauty and it is 25 miles away from London.
Marlow, another Buckinghamshire town, is where Fusarium Venenatum, which is used in the production of Quorn, was discovered. The town sits on the River Thames.
Henry VIII imposed a tax on the Buckinghamshire town of Chesham to pay towards his wars against the French and the Scottish.
Princes Risborough is a town in the Buckinghamshire district of Wycombe. The town is used as a location for many TV shows including Jonathan Creek and Midsomer Murders.
Other Buckinghamshire settlements of note include Ellesborough and Holmer Green.
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