Chiltern
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Chiltern can refer to the following places:
In England:
In Australia:
In England:
- Chiltern HillsChiltern HillsThe Chiltern Hills form a chalk escarpment in South East England. They are known locally as "the Chilterns". A large portion of the hills was designated officially as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1965.-Location:...
, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, known locally as "the Chilterns"- Chiltern (district)Chiltern (district)Chiltern is one of four local government districts of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It is named after the Chiltern Hills on which the region sits.The main towns in the district are Amersham and Chesham...
, a local government district in Buckinghamshire named after the hills - Chiltern ForestChiltern ForestThe Chiltern Forest is a large expanse of woodland that covers part of the Chiltern Hills in south east England.The area is forested mainly with beeches, though these are not indigenous to the local area. The native hard woods were almost completely deforested in the Eighteenth century for the...
, a forest on the same hills - Chiltern Open Air MuseumChiltern Open Air MuseumChiltern Open Air Museum is a museum of vernacular buildings and a tourist attraction located near Chalfont St Peter and Chalfont St. Giles in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England....
, an open air museum in the same hills
- Chiltern (district)
- Chiltern Main LineChiltern Main LineThe Chiltern Main Line is an inter-urban, regional and commuter railway, part of the British railway system. It links London and Birmingham on a 112-mile route via the towns of High Wycombe, Banbury, and Leamington Spa...
, an important railway line, that runs through the Chiltern Hills- Chiltern RailwaysChiltern RailwaysChiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches...
, the company that operates the line
- Chiltern Railways
- Chiltern HundredsChiltern HundredsAppointment to the office of Crown Steward and Bailiff of the three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham is a sinecure appointment which is used as a device allowing a Member of the United Kingdom Parliament to resign his or her seat...
, a political appointment
In Australia:
- Chiltern, VictoriaChiltern, VictoriaChiltern is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the north east of the state between Wangaratta and Wodonga, in the Shire of Indigo. At the 2006 census, Chiltern had a population of 1063. The town is close to the Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park...
, a town near Rutherglen