Buckingham is in North Buckinghamshire only ten miles from the Northamptonshire border.
Buckingham was originally the county town of Buckinghamshire but lost this status to Aylesbury in the 16th century. The town fought hard but never managed to regain the title.
Buckingham is typically a small English, hilly, market town with a selection of shops that include Vanillapie, No 8, Jilly Sanders, Ginny’s and Menswear. Larger shops such as Woolworths, Budgens and Tesco also have stores in the town.
Markets are held on Tuesdays and Saturdays and on the first Tuesday of each month a Farmers Market is held.
The town is home to a good selection of public houses and The Cobham Arms, Swan and Castle and The White Hart all have preserved coach entrances. These date back to the days of stagecoaches.
There is a large selection of eating houses in Buckingham, these include cafes, fast food restaurants and a good choice of larger restaurants including Chinese, Portuguese, French, Indian and Mexican along with, of course, those serving more traditional fayre.
There is plenty of short-term car parks around town and these are free.
Three main roads lead into Buckingham making it very accessible, these are the A413, A421 and A422.
Property to rent in the town is available costing around £695 to £1230pcm for a 3 bed house, £675 to £850pcm for a 2 bed house and £675 to £1200 for a 2 bed flat.
The town is a lovely old town with an ancient market place and many 18th century and some even older buildings like the grand building on Market Hill built to include the town gaol.
To the south of the old railway is a well, this is dry for most of the year nowadays, but built to exploit the spring line below the north facing slope.
The town is home to England’s one and only private university built in 1976 with the encouragement of Margaret Thatcher. The University of Buckingham different to the majority of English universities as it houses students who are mainly from overseas.
The 15th century Chapel on Market Hill was once a school and is now owned by the National Trust.
Buckingham has two local football teams, a cricket club and a rugby union club.
Close to Buckingham town is Silverstone Motor Racing Circuit and in Stowe is the beautiful Stow Landscape Gardens.
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