Wendover

Wendover
The Clock Tower, Wendover
Wendover is located in Buckinghamshire
Wendover
Wendover
Location within Buckinghamshire
Area9.1125 sq mi (23.601 km2)
Population7,399 (2011 Census)[1]
• Density812/sq mi (314/km2)
OS grid referenceSP864085
Civil parish
  • Wendover
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAYLESBURY
Postcode districtHP22
Dialling code01296
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteWendover Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire
51°46′03″N 00°44′42″W / 51.76750°N 0.74500°W / 51.76750; -0.74500

Wendover is a town [a] and civil parish at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated at the point where the main road across the Chilterns between London and Aylesbury intersects with the once important road along the foot of the Chilterns. The town is 35 miles (56 km) north west of London and 5 miles (8 km) south east of Aylesbury.

The parish has an area of 5,832 acres (2,360 ha) and had, at the time of the 2011 census, a population of 7,399.[1] Outside Wendover, the parish is mainly arable and also contains several hamlets in the surrounding hills. Wendover has a weekly market, and has had a market charter since 1464.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Wendover Conservation Area" (PDF). Aylesbury Vale District Council. December 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Wendover Markets". Wendover Parish Council. Retrieved 2 August 2023.


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