Chiltern (district)
| Chiltern District | |
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| 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:
- Amersham
- Ashley Green
- Chalfont St. Giles
- Chalfont St Peter
- Chartridge
- Chenies
- Chesham
- Chesham Bois
- Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards
- Coleshill
- Great Missenden
- Latimer
- Little Chalfont
- Little Missenden
- Penn
- Seer Green
- The Lee
See also the list of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire
Council affiliation
As of April 2011, it was as follows[1]
| Party | Number of councillors |
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| 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
- ^ https://isa.chiltern.gov.uk/democracy/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1
- ^ HBOS quality of life survey
- ^ British Gas news
External links
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| Buckinghamshire Portal | |
| Unitary authorities | |
| Boroughs or districts |
Aylesbury Vale · Chiltern · South Bucks · Wycombe |
| Major settlements |
Amersham · Aylesbury · Beaconsfield · Buckingham · Chesham · High Wycombe · Marlow · Milton Keynes (including Bletchley, Fenny Stratford, Stony Stratford, Wolverton) · Newport Pagnell · Olney · Princes Risborough · Wendover · Winslow · Woburn Sands |
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| Berkshire |  |
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| Buckinghamshire |
Aylesbury Vale • Chiltern • Milton Keynes • South Bucks • Wycombe |
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| East Sussex |
Brighton & Hove • Eastbourne • Hastings • Lewes • Rother • Wealden |
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| Hampshire |
Basingstoke and Deane • East Hampshire • Eastleigh • Fareham • Gosport • Hart • Havant • New Forest • Portsmouth • Rushmoor • Southampton • Test Valley • Winchester |
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| Isle of Wight | ||
| Kent |
Ashford • Canterbury • Dartford • Dover • Gravesham • Maidstone • Medway • Sevenoaks • Shepway • Swale • Thanet • Tonbridge and Malling • Tunbridge Wells |
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| Oxfordshire | ||
| Surrey |
Elmbridge • Epsom and Ewell • Guildford • Mole Valley • Reigate and Banstead • Runnymede • Spelthorne • Surrey Heath • Tandridge • Waverley • Woking • |
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| West Sussex |
Adur • Arun • Chichester • Crawley • Horsham • Mid Sussex • Worthing |