Chiltern

Chiltern can refer to the following places:

In England:

  • Chiltern Hills, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, known locally as "the Chilterns"
  • Chiltern District, a local government district in Buckinghamshire named after the hills
  • Chiltern Forest, a forest on the same hills
  • Chiltern Open Air Museum, an open-air museum in the same hills
  • Chiltern Hundreds, ancient administrative area lying partially in the Chiltern Hills
  • Crown Steward and Bailiff of the three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham, a political appointment
  • Chiltern Main Line, an important railway line, that runs through the Chiltern Hills
  • Chiltern Railways, the company that operates the line
  • Chiltern District

    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.

    History

    It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Chesham Urban District and surrounding Amersham Rural District.In 1988 it was the first Council to take up stock transfer. 4,650 homes were transferred.

    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 the most recent elections held in May 2015, the composition of the council was as follows:

    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. Railway 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, and is now part of the London to Aylesbury Line. The railway stations in the district are; Great Missenden, Amersham, Chalfont and Latimer and Chesham, the furthest tube station from London.

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