Latimer and Ley Hill, formerly just Latimer, is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
under
Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary Local Government in England, local authority in England, the area of which constitutes most of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire. It was created in April 2020 from the ar ...
, in the ceremonial county of
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...
, England. The parish includes
Latimer,
Ley Hill
Ley Hill is a Chiltern village on the Buckinghamshire/ Hertfordshire border in south-east England, near the town of Chesham. It is part of the civil parish of Latimer and Ley Hill, and comes under Chiltern District Council in the County of Buc ...
and
Tyler's Hill. As of 2020, it has a population of 986.
Until 2020 it was in the
Chiltern district.
History
The parish was renamed from "Latimer" to "Latimer and Ley Hill" on 9 April 2013. The parish council was also renamed from "Latimer Parish Council" to "Latimer and Ley Hill Parish Council" at the same time. It was felt that the name better reflected the area since Ley Hill ward accounted for 65% of the electors.
References
External links
Parish councilLatimer and Ley Hill parish map
Civil parishes in Buckinghamshire
Chiltern District
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