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Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury

Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire. It stands on an outcrop of Portland limestone, giving it a prominent position in the surrounding marled landscape.

Once a quiet market town, Aylesbury's population has doubled since the 1960s with new housing developments to accommodate London overspill. Much of the town's historic town centre was demolished in the 1950s and 1960s to make way for commercial developments. Nevertheless, the core and several interesting Victorian buildings remain. The town serves as a centre in its own right and as a commuter town. (Read more)