Chiltern (district)

Chiltern (district)
Chiltern District
—  Non-metropolitan district  —
Chiltern shown within Buckinghamshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South East England
Non-metropolitan county Buckinghamshire
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Amersham
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 - Type Non-metropolitan district council
 - Body Chiltern District Council
 - Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 - MPs Cheryl Gillan
Area
 - Total 75.8 sq mi (196.35 km2)
Area rank 168th (of 326)
Population (2010 est.)
 - Total 91,400
 - Rank 251st (of 326)
 - Density 1,205.6/sq mi (465.5/km2)
 - Ethnicity 92.9% White
3.6% S.Asian
1.1% Black
1.4% Mixed Race
1.0% Chinese or Other
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 - Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
ONS code 11UC
OS grid reference SU965985
Website chiltern.gov.uk

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. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Chesham Urban District and Amersham Rural District (which entirely surrounded it).

Contents

Parishes

The parishes that make up Chiltern District are:

See also the list of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire

Council affiliation

As of April 2011, it was as follows[1]


Party Number of councillors
Conservative 28
Independent 1
Liberal Democrats 7

Transport

Along with the Aylesbury Vale district, Chiltern contains no motorways except for a very small section of the M25 in the south-eastern corner. The major roads through the district are the A413 and the A404, the two meeting in Amersham. Railways services are provided by Chiltern Railways and London Underground's Metropolitan line. The Great Central Main Line carried traffic between London and Manchester until 1966, the section to Aylesbury is all that remains, being termed the London to Aylesbury Line. The only major station in the district is Amersham. Chesham is served exclusively by the Underground - it is the furthest tube station out of central London.

Quality of Rural Life

In May 2008, the district was named by the Halifax bank as having the best rural quality of life anywhere in Britain.[2]

Law and Order

Police stations are situated in Amersham and Chesham. The Magistrates' Court in Amersham was closed in March 2010, and has since been reopened as a Crown Court.

Energy policy

In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas [3] showed that housing in Chiltern produced the 4th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,421 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.

References

  1. ^ https://isa.chiltern.gov.uk/democracy/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1
  2. ^ HBOS quality of life survey
  3. ^ British Gas news

External links

v · d · eChiltern District
Buckinghamshire • County Council elections • District Council elections
Chesham and Amersham Constituency
Towns
(Component Areas
and Hamlets)
Amersham (Woodrow) • Chesham (Botley, Chesham Vale, Chessmount, Codmore, Great Hivings, Hilltop, Lye Green, Newtown, Orchard Leigh, Pednormead End, Pond Park, Waterside)
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Other Civil Parishes
(Component Villages
and Hamlets)
Ashley Green (Ashley Green, Whelpley Hill) • Chenies • Chalfont St Giles (Bottrells Close, Chalfont Grove, Chalfont St Giles, Jordans, Stratton Chase) • Chalfont St Peter (Austenwood, Chalfont Common, Gravel Hill, Layters Green) • Chartridge (Asheridge, Bellingdon, Chartridge, Hundridge, Pednor, Pednor Bottom) • Chesham Bois • Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards (Buckland Common, Cholesbury, Hawridge, St Leonards) • Coleshill • Great Missenden (Ballinger, Ballinger Bottom, Ballinger Common, Bryant's Bottom, Frith-hill, Great Missenden, Heath End, Hotley Bottom, Hyde End, Little Wood Corner, Mobwell, Prestwood, South Heath) • Latimer (Latimer, Ley Hill, Tyler's Hill) • Little Chalfont • Little Missenden (Beamond End, Holmer Green, Hyde Heath, Little Kingshill, Little Missenden, Mantles Green, Mop End, Spurlands End) • Penn (Beacon Hill, Forty Green, Knotty Green, Penn, Penn Bottom, Penn Street, Winchmore Hill) • Seer Green • The Lee (Lee Clump, Lee Common, Lee Gate, Hunt's Green, Swan Bottom, The Lee)
Former Districts
and Boroughs
Former
Constituencies
List of Parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire • List of places in Buckinghamshire • List of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire
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Unitary authorities
Boroughs or districts
Aylesbury Vale · Chiltern · South Bucks · Wycombe
Major settlements
Rivers
Chess · Colne · Frays · Gade · Great Ouse · Jubilee · Lyde · Misbourne · Ouzel · Ray · Thame · Thames · Tove · Wraysbury · Wye
Topics
Boundary changes · Grade I listed buildings · High Sheriff · History · Lord Lieutenant · Monastic houses · Museums · Parliamentary constituencies · Places · Places of interest · Railways · Schools (Bucks) · Schools (Milton Keynes) · Sites of Special Scientific Interest · Transport
v · d · eFlag of England Districts of South East England
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Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury Vale • Chiltern • Milton Keynes • South Bucks • Wycombe
East Sussex
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Kent
Oxfordshire
Surrey

Elmbridge • Epsom and Ewell • Guildford • Mole Valley • Reigate and Banstead • Runnymede • Spelthorne • Surrey Heath • Tandridge • Waverley • Woking •
West Sussex

Adur • Arun • Chichester • Crawley • Horsham • Mid Sussex • Worthing

Coordinates: 51°39′38″N 0°38′27″W / 51.6606°N 0.6409°W / 51.6606; -0.6409


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