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Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, northwest of central London and southeast of Aylesbury. Three other towns are within : Gerrards Cross, Amersham and High Wycombe. The town is adjacent to the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has Georgian architecture, Georgian, neo-Georgian style (Great Britain), neo-Georgian and Tudor Revival architecture, Tudor revival high street architecture, known as the Old Town. It is known for the Bekonscot, first model village in the world and the National Film and Television School. Beaconsfield was Britain's richest town (based on an average house price of £684,474) in 2008. In 2011, it had the highest proportion in the UK of £1 million-plus homes for sale (at 47%, compared to 3.5% nationally). History and description The parish comprises Beaconsfield town and land mainly given over arable land. Some beech forest remains to supply an established beech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaconsfield (UK Parliament Constituency)
Beaconsfield () is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Buckinghamshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 by Joy Morrissey of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. She succeeded Independent and former Conservative Dominic Grieve, whom she defeated following his 2019 suspension of rebel Conservative MPs, suspension from the party. The constituency was established for the February 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 general election. History The constituency was created in 1974, mostly from the former seat of South Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency), South Buckinghamshire, since which date the area has formed the southernmost part of Buckinghamshire — before 1974 the notable settlements of Slough and Eton, Berkshire, Eton, as well as less well-known Langley, Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
