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|A sprawling county steeped in history, stretching from the outskirts of London, across to the new town of Milton Keynes.
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The Chiltern Hills hide a collection of pretty villages, steeped in history, not least Bletchley Park, also known as Station X, an estate located in the town of Bletchley. During World War II, Bletchley Park was the location of the United Kingdom's main code breaking establishment.
  
[[Image:EnglandBuckinghamshire.jpg|left|141px|thumb|Buckinghamshire County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
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Benjamin Disraeli grew up at Bradenham Manor. He lived at Hughenden Manor near High Wycombe until his death.  
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'''County town:''' Aylesbury
  
  
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'''Other major towns:''' High Wycombe, Milton Keynes, Beaconsfield
  
'''Buckinghamshire'''
 
  
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire Places of Worship]]'''
  
County town: Aylesbury
 
  
Other major towns: High Wycombe, Milton Keynes, Beaconsfield
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandBuckinghamshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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A sprawling county steeped in history, stretching from the outskirts of London, across to the new town of Milton Keynes. The Chiltern Hills hide a collection of pretty villages, steeped in history, not least Bletchley Park, also known as Station X, an estate located in the town of Bletchley. During World War II, Bletchley Park was the location of the United Kingdom's main code breaking establishment.
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==Resources==
  
Benjamin Disraeli grew up at Bradenham Manor. He lived at Hughenden Manor near High Wycombe until his death.
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[[image:QuaintonMill.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Quainton. Submitted by CP Lewcock]]
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'''Primary Reference'''
  
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*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/archives/Centre_for_Buckinghamshire_Studies.page Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies-Records Office]
  
==Register Offices==
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*[http://www.bucksfhs.com/ Buckinghamshire Family History Society]
  
'''Aylesbury Vale Register Office'''<br>
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*[http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/index.htm Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society]
County Hall<br>
 
Walton Street<br>
 
Aylesbury<br>
 
Bucks<br>
 
HP20 1XF <br>
 
Tel: 01296 382581<br>
 
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/conten...ntid=986487387 Registrars Homepage]<br>
 
E-mail aylesburyvaleregistrars@buckscc.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/sites/bcc/libraries/libraries.page Buckinghamshire Libraries]
  
'''High Wycombe '''<BR>
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm  Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
Chiltern Hills Register Office<br>
 
Easton Street<br>
 
High Wycombe<br>
 
Bucks<br>
 
HP11 1NH <br>
 
Tel: 01494 475205<br>
 
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/conten...ntid=986487387 Registrars Homepage]<br>
 
E-mail chilternhillsregistrars@buckscc.gov.uk
 
  
  
'''Milton Keynes'''<BR>
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'''Countywide Interest'''  
The Register Office<br>
 
Bracknell House<br>
 
Aylesbury Street<br>
 
Bletchley<br>
 
Milton Keynes<br>
 
MK2 2BE<br>
 
01908 372101<br>
 
  
online orders<br>
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*[http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/bch/ Buckinghamshire Constabulary]
*[http://www.mkweb.co.uk/registrars/home.asp?r=29396 MK Council - Registrars - MKWeb]
 
  
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*[http://www.aylesburytoday.co.uk/ The Bucks Herald Newspaper]
  
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/buckinghamshirep06phil/buckinghamshirep06phil_djvu.txt Buckinghamshire Marriages - Late 1500s to the 1700s] New
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.burrell-wood.org.uk/LHist/Places/Bucks/bucks1873.htm Buckinghamshire Ownership of Land 1873 ]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/bkm1830/bkm1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830 ]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://apps1.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms2005/libPrisoners/index.aspx Victorian Prisoners  in Buckinghamshire Aylesbury Gaol - 1870s ]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/buck1784.html?o_xid=0039580444&o_lid=0039580444&o_xt=39580444 Index of the Poll for Knights of the Shire for the County of Bucks]
  
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*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Buckinghamshire/ Buckinghamshire Roll of Honour]
'''Records Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
  
*Buckinghamshire R/O ''Weekly'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=847 Jowin1] temp suspended
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*[http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/buckinghamshire.shtml Buckinghamshire Wills]
<br>
 
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
 
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lanchbury/genealogy/bledlow1500.html Bledlow Parish Records]
  
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*[http://www.bowbrickhill.com/geneal.html Bow Brickhill]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.xor.org.uk/calverton/crj97/crj_20.htm All Saints Church, Calverton - Monumental Inscriptions]
  
*Amersham [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1057 jennyk]
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*[http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/cv/index.html Castlethorpe]
*Aylesbury [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=847 Jowin1] temp suspended
 
*Chalfonts [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1057 jennyk]
 
*Chesham [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1057 jennyk]
 
  
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*[http://www.chalfontstpeter-pc.gov.uk/index.html  Chalfont St Peter Parish Council] 
  
==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.chartridge.org.uk/index.html Chartridge]
  
Members who have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send the member a private message with your queries.
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*[http://cheshammuseum.org.uk/ Chesham Museum]
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*[http://cholesbury.com/index.htm Cholesbury & St Leonards]
  
*High Wycombe [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=966 Len of the Chilterns]
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*[http://www.edlesborough.gov.uk/epc/minutes/EPC_Archives/minutes_of_edlesborough_parish_council_1899-1963.htm Edlesborough: Minutes of Parish Council meetings 14 Sep 1899 - 21 Mar 1963]
*Marlow [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=966 Len of the Chilterns]
 
*Thame in S.Bucks [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=966 Len of the Chilterns]
 
*Wolverton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=71 Paul (chunky monkey)]
 
*Bletchley [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=71 Paul (chunky monkey)]
 
*Stony Stratford [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=71 Paul (chunky monkey)]
 
*Newport Pagnell and surrounding villages [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=71 Paul (chunky monkey)]
 
  
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*[http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/hdhs/ Hanslope and District Historical Society]
  
==Links==
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*[http://www.petergoodearl.co.uk/ken/index.htm High Wycombe Site]
  
'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://oxford-consultants.tripod.com/horton_cum_studley.htm Horton cum Studley]
  
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/archives/ '''Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies''']
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*[http://www.petergoodearl.co.uk/laceygreen/index.htm Lacey Green Myths & Legends]
  
*[http://ukgenealogyarchives.org.uk/england/Buckinghamshire/index.html Buckinghamshire Census - UK Genealogy Archives]
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
  
*[http://www.bucksfhs.com/ Buckinghamshire Family History Society]
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/index.html Leighton-Linslade Past Times] formerly Leighton Buzzard and Linslade - includes Billington, Eggington, Heath & Reach, and Stanbridge
  
*[http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/index.htm Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society]
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*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/ Parish Register Transcriptions for Maids Moreton, Mentmore, Moulsoe, Westbury, Buckinghamshire]
  
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/content/index.jsp?contentid=-342380260 Buckinghamshire Libraries]
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*[http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/sga/frameset.html Welcome to Stoke Goldingdon]
  
*[http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/ GENUKI Buckinghamshire]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tingewick/index.htm The People of Tingewick]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyBuckingham.htm#PageTitle IGI Buckinghamshire]
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*[http://www.wing-ops.org.uk/ Wing Buckinghamshire - one-place study]
  
*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
 
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/countyframes/bucks.htm Buckinghamshire Towns and Maps]
  
'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/swop/ea_SWOP_1.page? SWOP Project - Sharing Wycombe's Old Photographs]
  
*[http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/bch/ Buckinghamshire Constabulary]
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==Register Office==
  
*[http://www.burrell-wood.org.uk/LHist/Places/Bucks/bucks1873.htm Buckinghamshire Ownership of Land 1873]
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'''Aylesbury Vale Register Office'''
  
*[http://webpages.charter.net/dcarlsen/genuki/BKM/bucksurname.html#search Buckinghamshire Surnames List]
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County Hall<br>
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Walton Street<br>
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Aylesbury<br>
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Bucks<br>
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HP20 1XF <br>
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Tel: 01296 382581<br>
  
*[http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/wills/search.aspx Buckinghamshire Wills]
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*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/conten...ntid=986487387 Registrars Homepage]<br>
  
*[http://www.aylesburytoday.co.uk/ The Bucks Herald]
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Email: aylesburyvaleregistrars@buckscc.gov.uk  
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/buck1784.html?o_xid=0039580444&o_lid=0039580444&o_xt=39580444 Index of the Poll for Knights of the Shire for the County of Bucks]
 
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/bucks.html Local History Gateway Page]
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'''High Wycombe '''
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/bkm1830/bkm1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830]
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Chiltern Hills Register Office<br>
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Easton Street<br>
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High Wycombe<br>
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Bucks<br>
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HP11 1NH <br>
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Tel: 01494 475205<br>
  
*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Buckinghamshire/ Roll of Honour - Buckinghamshire - War Memorial Selection]
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*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/conten...ntid=986487387 Registrars Homepage]<br>
  
*[http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/libPrisoners/index.aspx Victorian Prisoners in Buckinghamshire] Aylesbury Gaol - 1870s
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Email: chilternhillsregistrars@buckscc.gov.uk  
 
  
  
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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'''Milton Keynes'''
  
*[http://www.lanchbury.id.au/genealogy/bledlow1500.html Bledlow Parish Records]
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The Register Office<br>
 
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Bracknell House<br>
*[http://www.bowbrickhill.com/geneal.html Bow Brickhill]
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Aylesbury Street<br>
 
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Bletchley<br>
*[http://www.xor.org.uk/calverton/crj97/crj_20.htm All Saints Church, Calverton - Monumental Inscriptions]
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Milton Keynes<br>
 
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MK2 2BE<br>
*[http://www.chalfontstpeter-pc.gov.uk/csp-parish-council/index.htm Chalfont St Peter Parish Council]     
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01908 372101<br>
 
 
*[http://www.chartridge.org.uk/index.html Chartridge]
 
  
*[http://www.chenieschurch.cwc.net/ Marriage Records] covers Chenies, Little Chalfont, Flaunden & Latimer
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Online orders: [http://www.mkweb.co.uk/registrars/home.asp?r=29396 Registrars - MKWeb]
  
*[http://cheshammuseum.org.uk/ Chesham Museum]
 
 
 
*[http://cholesbury.com/index.htm Cholesbury & St Leonards]
 
  
*[http://www.edlesborough.gov.uk/history/EPC%20Archives/minutes_of_edlesborough_parish_council_1899-1963.htm Edlesborough: Minutes of Parish Council meetings 14 Sep 1899 - 21 Mar 1963]
 
  
*[http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/hdhs/ Hanslope Parish Records Transcription]
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==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
 
 
*[http://www.petergoodearl.co.uk/ken/index.htm High Wycombe Site]
 
 
 
*[http://www.petergoodearl.co.uk/laceygreen/index.htm Lacey Green Myths & Legends]
 
 
 
*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
 
 
 
*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/index.html Leighton-Linslade Past Times] formerly Leighton Buzzard and Linslade - includes Billington, Eggington, Heath & Reach, and Stanbridge
 
 
 
*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/ Parish Register Transcriptions for Maids Moreton, Mentmore, Moulsoe, Westbury, Buckinghamshire]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tingewick/index.htm The People of Tingewick]
 
 
 
*[http://www.wing-ops.org.uk/ Wing Buckinghamshire  - one-place study]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
 
 
*[http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/photolibrary/webform1.aspx 20,000 Buckinghamshire Photographs and Maps]
 
 
 
*[http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/countyframes/bucks.htm Buckinghamshire Towns and Maps]
 
  
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/external_apps/index.jsp?contentid=1404316476 SWOP Project - Sharing Wycombe's Old Photographs]
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Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
  
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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
  
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If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
  
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Latest revision as of 09:06, 16 May 2023

A sprawling county steeped in history, stretching from the outskirts of London, across to the new town of Milton Keynes.

The Chiltern Hills hide a collection of pretty villages, steeped in history, not least Bletchley Park, also known as Station X, an estate located in the town of Bletchley. During World War II, Bletchley Park was the location of the United Kingdom's main code breaking establishment.

Benjamin Disraeli grew up at Bradenham Manor. He lived at Hughenden Manor near High Wycombe until his death.

County town: Aylesbury


Other major towns: High Wycombe, Milton Keynes, Beaconsfield


Buckinghamshire Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Quainton. Submitted by CP Lewcock

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs

Register Office

Aylesbury Vale Register Office

County Hall
Walton Street
Aylesbury
Bucks
HP20 1XF
Tel: 01296 382581

Email: aylesburyvaleregistrars@buckscc.gov.uk


High Wycombe

Chiltern Hills Register Office
Easton Street
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP11 1NH
Tel: 01494 475205

Email: chilternhillsregistrars@buckscc.gov.uk


Milton Keynes

The Register Office
Bracknell House
Aylesbury Street
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
MK2 2BE
01908 372101

Online orders: Registrars - MKWeb


Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.



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