Buckinghamshire

Unitary authority in England

Coordinates:	51.78, -0.81
OS grid ref:	SP 82 09

Buckinghamshire is administered as a unitary authority by Buckinghamshire Council, created in 2020 to bring together county and district functions across most of the ceremonial county while Milton Keynes remains separate. The area contains a mix of market towns and larger centres such as Aylesbury and High Wycombe, together with smaller riverside and Chiltern communities.

Geographically the authority is notable for the chalk hills and beech woodlands of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the floodplain and meanders of the River Thames on its southern edge. Economically it blends agriculture and traditional industries with modern professional and tech firms, aided by strong rail and road links into London, while High Wycombe still carries a historic association with chair-making and furniture.

Culturally there are several well-known visitor sites and literary connections, from the formal gardens at Stowe and the country house at Waddesdon Manor to the Roald Dahl Museum at Great Missenden. Socially the area ranges from affluent commuter villages in the Chilterns to more mixed, working communities in the larger towns, producing a varied local scene of festivals, markets and heritage events.

Buckinghamshire postcode districts

HP5, HP6, HP7, HP8, HP9, HP10, HP11, HP12, HP13, HP14, HP15, HP16, HP17, HP18, HP19, HP20, HP21, HP22, HP27, MK18, SL0, SL7, SL8, SL9, UB9

Most populated places in Buckinghamshire

Places in Buckinghamshire

Amersham Built-up area
Aston Clinton Built-up area
Aylesbury Built-up area
Beaconsfield Built-up area
Bierton Parish
Bourne End Built-up area
Buckingham Built-up area
Burnham Parish
Chalfont St. Giles Built-up area
Chesham Built-up area
Chesham Bois Parish
Farnham Royal Parish
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green Built-up area
Gerrards Cross Built-up area
Great Missenden Parish
Haddenham Built-up area
High Wycombe Built-up area
Iver Heath Built-up area
Ivinghoe Parish
Little Chalfont Built-up area
Long Crendon Built-up area
Marlow Built-up area
Pitstone Built-up area
Princes Risborough Built-up area
Seer Green Built-up area
Stoke Poges Built-up area
Stokenchurch Built-up area
Taplow Built-up area
Wendover Built-up area
Wing Built-up area
Winslow Built-up area
Wooburn Built-up area