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|A sprawling county steeped in history, stretching from the outskirts of London, across to the new town of Milton Keynes.
 
The Chiltern Hills hide a collection of pretty villages, steeped in history, not least Bletchley Park, also known as Station X, an estate located in the town of Bletchley. During World War II, Bletchley Park was the location of the United Kingdom's main code breaking establishment.
 
  
Benjamin Disraeli grew up at Bradenham Manor. He lived at Hughenden Manor near High Wycombe until his death.
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'''County town:''' Aylesbury
 
  
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'''Other major towns:''' High Wycombe, Milton Keynes, Beaconsfield
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire Places of Worship]]'''
 
 
 
 
 
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==Resources==
 
 
 
[[image:QuaintonMill.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Quainton. Submitted by CP Lewcock]]
 
'''Primary Reference'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/archives/Centre_for_Buckinghamshire_Studies.page Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies-Records Office]
 
 
 
*[http://www.bucksfhs.com/ Buckinghamshire Family History Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/index.htm Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/sites/bcc/libraries/libraries.page Buckinghamshire Libraries]
 
 
 
*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm  Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Countywide Interest'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/bch/ Buckinghamshire Constabulary]
 
 
 
*[http://www.aylesburytoday.co.uk/ The Bucks Herald Newspaper]
 
 
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/buckinghamshirep06phil/buckinghamshirep06phil_djvu.txt Buckinghamshire Marriages - Late 1500s to the 1700s] New
 
 
 
*[http://www.burrell-wood.org.uk/LHist/Places/Bucks/bucks1873.htm Buckinghamshire Ownership of Land 1873 ]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/bkm1830/bkm1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830 ]
 
 
 
*[http://apps1.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms2005/libPrisoners/index.aspx Victorian Prisoners  in Buckinghamshire Aylesbury Gaol - 1870s ]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/buck1784.html?o_xid=0039580444&o_lid=0039580444&o_xt=39580444 Index of the Poll for Knights of the Shire for the County of Bucks]
 
 
 
*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Buckinghamshire/ Buckinghamshire Roll of Honour]
 
 
 
*[http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/buckinghamshire.shtml Buckinghamshire Wills]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lanchbury/genealogy/bledlow1500.html Bledlow Parish Records]
 
 
 
*[http://www.bowbrickhill.com/geneal.html Bow Brickhill]
 
 
 
*[http://www.xor.org.uk/calverton/crj97/crj_20.htm All Saints Church, Calverton - Monumental Inscriptions]
 
 
 
*[http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/cv/index.html Castlethorpe] 
 
 
 
*[http://www.chalfontstpeter-pc.gov.uk/index.html  Chalfont St Peter Parish Council] 
 
 
 
*[http://www.chartridge.org.uk/index.html Chartridge]
 
 
 
*[http://cheshammuseum.org.uk/ Chesham Museum]
 
 
 
*[http://cholesbury.com/index.htm Cholesbury & St Leonards]
 
 
 
*[http://www.edlesborough.gov.uk/epc/minutes/EPC_Archives/minutes_of_edlesborough_parish_council_1899-1963.htm Edlesborough: Minutes of Parish Council meetings 14 Sep 1899 - 21 Mar 1963]
 
 
 
*[http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/hdhs/ Hanslope and District Historical Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.petergoodearl.co.uk/ken/index.htm High Wycombe Site]
 
 
 
*[http://oxford-consultants.tripod.com/horton_cum_studley.htm Horton cum Studley]
 
 
 
*[http://www.petergoodearl.co.uk/laceygreen/index.htm Lacey Green Myths & Legends]
 
 
 
*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
 
 
 
*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/index.html Leighton-Linslade Past Times] formerly Leighton Buzzard and Linslade - includes Billington, Eggington, Heath & Reach, and Stanbridge
 
 
 
*[http://www.parishregisters.co.uk/ Parish Register Transcriptions for Maids Moreton, Mentmore, Moulsoe, Westbury, Buckinghamshire]
 
 
 
*[http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/sga/frameset.html Welcome to Stoke Goldingdon]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tingewick/index.htm The People of Tingewick]
 
 
 
*[http://www.wing-ops.org.uk/ Wing Buckinghamshire  - one-place study]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/museum/ea_buckinghamshire_photos.page? 20,000 Historic Photographs of Buckinghamshire]
 
 
 
*[http://www.oldtowns.co.uk/countyframes/bucks.htm Buckinghamshire Towns and Maps]
 
 
 
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/swop/ea_SWOP_1.page? SWOP Project - Sharing Wycombe's Old Photographs]
 
 
 
==Register Office==
 
 
 
'''Aylesbury Vale Register Office'''
 
 
 
County Hall<br>
 
Walton Street<br>
 
Aylesbury<br>
 
Bucks<br>
 
HP20 1XF <br>
 
Tel: 01296 382581<br>
 
 
 
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/conten...ntid=986487387 Registrars Homepage]<br>
 
 
 
Email: aylesburyvaleregistrars@buckscc.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
'''High Wycombe '''
 
 
 
Chiltern Hills Register Office<br>
 
Easton Street<br>
 
High Wycombe<br>
 
Bucks<br>
 
HP11 1NH <br>
 
Tel: 01494 475205<br>
 
 
 
*[http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/conten...ntid=986487387 Registrars Homepage]<br>
 
 
 
Email: chilternhillsregistrars@buckscc.gov.uk
 
 
 
 
 
'''Milton Keynes'''
 
 
 
The Register Office<br>
 
Bracknell House<br>
 
Aylesbury Street<br>
 
Bletchley<br>
 
Milton Keynes<br>
 
MK2 2BE<br>
 
01908 372101<br>
 
 
 
Online orders: [http://www.mkweb.co.uk/registrars/home.asp?r=29396 Registrars - MKWeb]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
 
 
 
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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
 
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If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
 
  
 
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