Buckingham

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Template:Infobox England place with map Buckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire approximately 10 miles from the border with Northamptonshire. The town has a population of 11,572 (2001 census).

Historically Buckingham was the county town of Buckinghamshire, it was declared county town in 888 by Alfred the Great. (Aylesbury took over this role in the 16th century). As far as entertainment goes, Buckingham has a variety of restaurants and pubs as you would expect in most towns of its size. It has a small array of local shops and Milton Keynes is easily reachable by road.

Buckingham gave its name to Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The town is centred on the historic market place and contains many 18th century buildings. There are three main roads crossing Buckingham, namely the A413, the A421 (the southern bypass) and the A422. Leaving Buckingham on the A413 northbound you will pass through the neighbouring village of Maids Moreton. Capability Browns historic formal garden design at Stowe (on the A422 westbound) is an important attraction in the care of the National Trust.

The town is home to the UK's first and only private university, the University of Buckingham. Unlike other UK universities, most of its students are from overseas.

There is a Confluence point on the edge of the town (here), at exactly Template:Coor dms,

1 Saint Romwald
2 Nearby towns
3 Places of interest
4 See also

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Saint Romwald

The town is said to be the final resting place of St Romwald a little known Saxon saint and the grandson of Penda King of Mercia; the parish church at Strixton (Northants) is dedicated to him and the small northern town of Romaldkirk is also thought to be named after him. He was apparently born at King's Sutton, Northants, where he died 3 days later. During his short life, he repeatedly professed his Christian faith and asked for baptism. He is also called Rumwald or Rumbold. There is a medieval well on the south side of the dismantled railway which borders the town. The well, which is now dry for much of the year, was positioned to exploit the spring line below the crest of a north facing slope overlooking the town.

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