Aylesbury Rural District
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Aylesbury was a rural district
in the administrative county
of Buckinghamshire
, England
from 1894 to 1974. It was named after but did not include Aylesbury
, which was a separate municipal borough
. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894
and took over the responsibilities of the disbanded Aylesbury Rural Sanitary District.
The boundaries of the district were substantially altered in the 1930s. In 1933 the county boundary with Oxfordshire was adjusted, and the parish of Kingsey was added to Buckinghamshire and to Aylesbury RD. In 1934 a County Review Order
reorganised all the county districts in Buckinghamshire. Aylesbury RD took in most of the disbanded Long Crendon Rural District
, while a number of parishes were transferred to Wing Rural District
.
The rural district was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972
, with its area forming part of the non-metropolitan district
of Aylesbury Vale
.
es:
† Formerly in Long Crendon RD
‡Transferred to Wing RD
Rural district
Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the administrative counties.-England and Wales:In England...
in the administrative county
Administrative counties of England
Administrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act 1888 as the areas for which county councils were elected. Some large counties were divided into several administrative...
of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
from 1894 to 1974. It was named after but did not include Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
, which was a separate municipal borough
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The Act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888...
and took over the responsibilities of the disbanded Aylesbury Rural Sanitary District.
The boundaries of the district were substantially altered in the 1930s. In 1933 the county boundary with Oxfordshire was adjusted, and the parish of Kingsey was added to Buckinghamshire and to Aylesbury RD. In 1934 a County Review Order
Local Government Act 1929
The Local Government Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales....
reorganised all the county districts in Buckinghamshire. Aylesbury RD took in most of the disbanded Long Crendon Rural District
Long Crendon Rural District
Long Crendon was a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1934.It was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 from the parts of both the Bicester and the Thame Rural Sanitary Districts that were in Buckinghamshire...
, while a number of parishes were transferred to Wing Rural District
Wing Rural District
Wing Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 from the parts of both the Leighton Buzzard and the Berkhampstead Rural Sanitary Districts that were in Buckinghamshire...
.
The rural district was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, with its area forming part of the non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
of Aylesbury Vale
Aylesbury Vale
The Aylesbury Vale is a large area of flat land mostly in Buckinghamshire, England. Its boundary is marked by Milton Keynes to the north, Leighton Buzzard and the Chiltern Hills to the east and south, Thame to the south and Bicester and Brackley to the west.The vale is named after Aylesbury, the...
.
Civil parishes
The rural district contained the following civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
es:
- AshendonAshendonAshendon is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about nine miles west of Aylesbury and seven miles north of Thame....
- Aston Abbots (until 1934)‡
- Aston ClintonAston ClintonAston Clinton is a village and civil parish close to the main A41 road in Buckinghamshire, England between Tring and Aylesbury. The parish covers and is about east of Aylesbury. The village is at the foot of the chalk escarpment of the Chiltern Hills at the junction of the pre-historic track the...
- Aston SandfordAston SandfordAston Sandford is a small village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England, about east of Haddenham and northwest of Princes Risborough.The "Aston" part of the toponym is derived from the Old English for "Eastern Estate"...
- BiertonBiertonBierton is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, about half a mile northeast of the town of Aylesbury. It is a mainly farming parish, 10 km² in size....
with BroughtonBroughton, AylesburyBroughton is a hamlet to the east of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England and together with Bierton and other neighbouring hamlets forms part of the civil parish of Bierton with Broughton. Broughton is also the name of a nearby housing estate in Aylesbury itself.Broughton was first recorded as... - BoarstallBoarstallBoarstall is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, about west of Aylesbury. The parish is on the county boundary with Oxfordshire and the village is about southeast of the Oxfordshire market town of Bicester.-History:...
(from 1934)† - BrillBrillBrill is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, close to the boundary with Oxfordshire. It is about north-west of Long Crendon and south-east of Bicester...
(from 1934)† - BucklandBuckland, BuckinghamshireBuckland is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. The village near the boundary with Hertfordshire, close to Aston Clinton.-History:...
- ChearsleyChearsleyChearsley is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated about seven miles south west of Aylesbury, and about four miles north of Thame, in Oxfordshire....
- ChiltonChilton, BuckinghamshireChilton is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the west of the county, about north of Thame in Oxfordshire. Chilton parish includes the hamlet of Easington .-Manor:The toponym "Chilton" is derived from the Old English for "young man's farm"...
(from 1934)† - CholesburyCholesburyCholesbury is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, on the border with Hertfordshire. It is situated in the Chiltern Hills, about east of Wendover, north of Chesham and from Berkhamsted....
(until 1934: became part of Cholesbury cum St Leonards CP in Amersham RD) - CreslowCreslowCreslow is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is close to Whitchurch, about six and a half miles from Aylesbury....
- CublingtonCublingtonCublington is a village and one of 110 civil parishes within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about seven miles north of Aylesbury. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Cubbel's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Coblincote.The...
(until 1934)‡ - CuddingtonCuddington, BuckinghamshireCuddington is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the Oxfordshire border, about six miles west of Aylesbury....
- Dinton-with-FordDinton, BuckinghamshireDinton is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the very south of the Aylesbury Vale on the ancient turnpike leading from Aylesbury to Thame . Dinton with Ford and Upton is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district.The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Dunna's...
and UptonUpton, BuckinghamshireUpton is a hamlet in the parish of Dinton-with-Ford and Upton, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located to the north of the main village of Dinton, on the junction between the new road from Aylesbury to Thame, and the old road before it was rerouted.... - DortonDortonDorton is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire. It is in the western part of the county, about north of the Oxfordshire market town of Thame.-Manor:...
(from 1934)† - Drayton BeauchampDrayton BeauchampDrayton Beauchamp is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the east of the county, near the border boundary Hertfordshire, about six miles from Aylesbury and two miles from Tring.-History:...
- GranboroughGranboroughGranborough is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about five miles north of Waddesdon, seven miles south east of Buckingham. The nearest town is Winslow....
(from 1934)† - Great BrickhillGreat BrickhillGreat Brickhill is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the very north of the non-metropolitan county, just outside and overlooking, Milton Keynes.-History:...
(until 1934)‡ - Grendon UnderwoodGrendon UnderwoodGrendon Underwood is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the west of the county, close to the boundary with Oxfordshire and near the Roman road Akeman Street....
- HaddenhamHaddenham, BuckinghamshireHaddenham is a large village and is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. Its estimated population in 2011 is 8,385 It is about south-west of Aylesbury and north-east of Thame.-History:...
- HaltonHalton, BuckinghamshireHalton is a small village and is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England about 2 miles from Wendover and 5 miles from Aylesbury. It lies just outside the Metropolitan Green Belt so it has not been protected from postwar housing development...
- HardwickHardwick, BuckinghamshireHardwick is both a village and a civil parish within the Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Aylesbury Vale, about four miles north of Aylesbury....
- HartwellHartwellHartwell is a village in central Buckinghamshire, England. It is to the south of Aylesbury, by the village of Stone.The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means "spring frequented by deer". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Herdeuuelle and Herdewelle.The ruined Hartwell...
- HawridgeHawridgeHawridge, is a small village in the Chilterns in the county of Buckinghamshire, England and bordering the county boundary with Hertfordshire. It is from Chesham, from both Tring and Berkhamsted....
(until 1934: became part of Cholesbury cum St Leonards CP in Amersham RD) - HulcottHulcottHulcott is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is north of Aylesbury, off the road that runs between Bierton and Rowsham.The village toponym is derived from the Old English for "hovel-like cottage"...
- IckfordIckfordIckford is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the boundary with Oxfordshire, about west of the market town of Thame....
(from 1934)† - KingseyKingseyKingsey is a small village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the boundary with Oxfordshire, about two miles east of Thame and a mile south of Haddenham....
(from 1933: transferred from OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
) - KingswoodKingswood, BuckinghamshireKingswood is a hamlet of 30 dwellings on the South side of the A41 from Waddesdon to Bicester and between the villages of Ludgershall and Grendon Underwood in Buckinghamshire, England. Kingswood is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district. Parish matters are currently administered via a...
- Long CrendonLong CrendonLong Crendon is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, about west of Haddenham and north-west of Thame in neighbouring Oxfordshire.The village has been called Long Crendon only since the English Civil War...
(from 1934)† - Lower Winchendon
- LudgershallLudgershall, BuckinghamshireLudgershall is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the boundary with Oxfordshire, about south-east of Bicester and west of Waddesdon....
- Fleet MarstonFleet MarstonFleet Marston is a civil parish and deserted medieval village in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is west of Aylesbury, just off the main A41 to Waddesdon....
- OakleyOakley, BuckinghamshireOakley is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England of about 400 households with a population of 1,059 people and an area of...
(from 1934)† - OvingOving, BuckinghamshireOving is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about three and a half miles north east of Waddesdon, four miles south of Winslow....
- PitchcottPitchcottPitchcott is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about two and a half miles north east of Waddesdon, and four miles south of Winslow....
- QuaintonQuaintonQuainton is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, north west of Aylesbury. The population is 1290, of which 1000 are adults. The village has two churches , a school and two public houses...
- Quarrendon
- ShabbingtonShabbingtonShabbington is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England, about west of Thame , and southwest of Aylesbury. The parish has an area of ....
(from 1934)† - Stoke MandevilleStoke MandevilleStoke Mandeville is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district to the south-east of Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Although a separate civil parish, the village falls within the Aylesbury Urban Area...
- StoneStone, BuckinghamshireStone is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located southwest of the town of Aylesbury, on the A418 road that links Aylesbury to Thame...
- Upper WinchendonUpper WinchendonUpper Winchendon is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Valedistrict in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile south of Waddesdon, three and a half miles west of Aylesbury....
- WaddesdonWaddesdonWaddesdon is a village within the Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, 6 miles from Aylesbury on the A41 road. The centre of a civil parish, including the hamlets of Eythrope, Wormstone and Woodham, Waddesdon was an agricultural settlement with milling, silk weaving and lace making...
- WeedonWeedon, BuckinghamshireWeedon is a village and civil parish north of Aylesbury and south of Hardwick in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England.The toponym is derived from the Old English for "hill with a heathen temple". In records dated 1066 the village was recorded as Weodune.Weedon has a Methodist...
- WendoverWendoverWendover is a market town that sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district...
- WestcottWestcott, BuckinghamshireWestcott is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile west of Waddesdon.The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'west cottage'....
- Weston TurvilleWeston TurvilleWeston Turville is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile and a half south east of Aylesbury and the parish is bisected across the top by Akeman Street....
- WhitchurchWhitchurch, BuckinghamshireWhitchurch is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about four miles south of Winslow, four miles north of Aylesbury and has approximately 850 residents....
- WingraveWingraveWingrave is a village in Buckinghamshire, England located about four miles north east of Aylesbury and three miles south west of Wing.The civil parish is called Wingrave with Rowsham within Aylesbury Vale district and incorporates the hamlet of Rowsham.Wingrave is twinned with La Bouëxière in...
with RowshamRowshamRowsham is a hamlet in the parish of Wingrave, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located to the south of the main village on the A418 road that links Bierton with Wing.The hamlet name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Hrothwulf's home'...
(until 1934)‡ - WoodhamWoodham, BuckinghamshireWoodham is a hamlet and civil parish about west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.The toponym is derived from the Old English for "home near a wood", referring to its proximity to the ancient Bernwood Forest....
- WorminghallWorminghallWorminghall is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. The village is near the boundary with Oxfordshire and about west of Thame.The village toponym is derived from Old English meaning 'Wyrma's nook of land'...
(from 1934)† - Wotton UnderwoodWotton UnderwoodWotton Underwood is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale District of Buckinghamshire, about north of Thame in neighbouring Oxfordshire....
† Formerly in Long Crendon RD
‡Transferred to Wing RD