Visit Buckinghamshire Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Buckinghamshire

  

Buckinghamshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Buckinghamshire

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Buckinghamshire history

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The name Buckinghamshire is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means The district (scire) of Bucca’s home. The county has existed since it was a subdivision of the kingdom of Mercia (585–919) The biggest change to the county came in the 19th century, when a combination of cholera and famine hit the rural county. The expansion of London and coming of the railways promoted the growth of towns in the south of the county such as Aylesbury, Amersham and High Wycombe, leaving Buckingham itself in a relative backwater.

Buckinghamshire geography / climate

The south leads from the River Thames up the gentle slopes of the Chiltern Hills to the more abrupt slopes on the northern side leading to the Vale of Aylesbury and the Borough of Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes is a large and relatively level expanse of land that is the southern catchment of the River Great Ouse.

Waterways

The River Thames forms the southern boundary with Berkshire, which has crept over the border at Eton and Slough . River Great Ouse rises just outside the county in Northamptonshire and flows east through Buckingham, Milton Keynes and Olney . The main branch of the Grand Union Canal passes through the county .

Landscape

The two highest points in Buckinghamshire are Haddington Hill in Wendover Woods and Coombe Hill near Wendover at 260 m (850 ft) above sea level . Quarrying has taken place for chalk, clay for brickmaking and gravel and sand in the river valleys .

You can visit Buckinghamshire places with Walkfo Buckinghamshire to hear history at Buckinghamshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Buckinghamshire has 65 places to visit in our interactive Buckinghamshire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Buckinghamshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Buckinghamshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Buckinghamshire & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 65 audio facts unique to Buckinghamshire places in an interactive Buckinghamshire map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Buckinghamshire Places Map
65 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Buckinghamshire tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Buckinghamshire

  

Best Buckinghamshire places to visit

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Buckinghamshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Buckinghamshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Buckinghamshire’s information audio spots:

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire is one of the Home Counties that surround Greater London . It borders Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire . 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 the county .

St Mary’s Church, Fleet Marston St Mary’s Church is the redundant Church of England parish church of the deserted medieval village of Fleet Marston, Buckinghamshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. John Wesley preached his first sermon in the church soon after he was ordained deacon in September 1725.

St Mary’s Church, Hartwell St Mary’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Hartwell, Buckinghamshire. It is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is now ruined, and stands to the north of the A418 road.

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