Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire is in central England. The area is largely agricultural and successfully so due to the beautiful, fertile Vale of Aylesbury in North Buckinghamshire. The Thames River forms the Southern boundary of the county and in South Buckinghamshire you will find the chalky Chiltern Hills. These hills, with their beech forests mean that furniture made from beechwood is one of the county's most well known products. Further South, animals are raised, whilst industries have developed and continue to thrive in Aylesbury, High Wycombe, and Wolverton.

For the visitor, Buckinghamshire offers a fascinating history just waiting to be explored. In ancient times Icknield Street and Watling Street crossed the county, which has extensive Roman and pre-Roman remains. Thomas Gray is buried at Stoke Poges, in the country churchyard that inspired his famous “Elegy.” John Milton had a cottage for a time at Chalfont St. while Giles and the poet William Cowper spent many years at Olney. The intrepid visitor will also discover Hughenden Manor, home of the statesman Benjamin Disraeli; Checquers, a historic Tudor mansion and residence of British prime ministers since 1921; and Eton College, England's most famous public school.