Quarrendon is a large

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on the north west side of Aylesbury (where the 2011 census population was included) in Buckinghamshire,

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. The estate is named after the nearby ancient village of Quarrendon.

History

The estate was started in the post war years and added to in four main stages right through to the 1980s. It is now one of the largest housing estates in the modern town of Aylesbury with a population in the 2001

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of 5,897 people In the 2011 census, the estate had a population of 5,478 people.

Facilities

Schools

* Aylesbury Vale Academy, formerly Quarrendon School The estate has three

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s: *Haydon Abbey School, with 380 pupils *Thomas Hickman School, with 454 pupils. *the Abbey Centre, the

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for Aylesbury.

References

Aylesbury Housing estates in Buckinghamshire {{Buckinghamshire-geo-stub