Coordinates: 51°49′00″N 0°48′45″W / 51.8168°N 0.8124°W
Aylesbury | |
Kingsbury, Aylesbury | |
Aylesbury Clocktower | |
Aylesbury shown within Buckinghamshire | |
Population | 56,392
Aylesbury Vale district 174,900 |
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OS grid reference | SP818138 |
- London | 36 miles (58 km) |
Civil parish | Aylesbury |
District | Aylesbury Vale |
Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
Region | South East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | AYLESBURY |
Postcode district | HP19, HP20, HP21 |
Dialling code | 01296 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | Aylesbury |
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Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It had a population in 2001 of 65,173. Aylesbury is near London. Aylesbury was a major market town in Anglo-Saxon times. Aylesbury replaced Buckingham as the county town of Buckinghamshire in 1529 by order of King Henry VIII.