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1398:Buckingham
1347:Buckingham
1190:Potter Row
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1080:Hyde Heath
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929:Cholesbury
881:Chartridge
876:Bellingdon
865:Chartridge
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704:Chessmount
404:References
396:to become
364:Seer Green
311:Chartridge
273:Under the
108:Population
25:51°40′37″N
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1505:Aylesbury
1484:Wolverton
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1393:Aylesbury
1337:Aylesbury
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886:Hundridge
871:Asheridge
754:Waterside
744:Pond Park
729:Lye Green
384:Abolition
337:Coleshill
28:0°36′12″W
1596:Amersham
1500:Amersham
1459:Linslade
1377:Wendover
1332:Amersham
1180:Lee Gate
1039:Ley Hill
1000:Hyde End
934:Hawridge
749:Townsend
669:Amersham
561:24 April
535:24 April
509:24 April
480:24 April
454:24 April
428:23 April
375:Premises
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204:Amersham
54:Amersham
1550:Wycombe
1540:Winslow
1444:Chesham
1234:Former
1200:The Lee
1164:The Lee
1100:Mop End
1034:Latimer
1010:Mobwell
904:Chenies
828:Jordans
734:Newtown
724:Loundes
719:Hilltop
709:Codmore
683:Chesham
675:Woodrow
369:The Lee
347:Latimer
317:Chenies
267:Chesham
245:Origins
239:England
229:in the
139:History
1474:Slough
1464:Marlow
1403:Slough
891:Pednor
694:Botley
655:Towns
225:was a
182:Status
130:68,516
120:13,800
1372:Olney
1342:Brill
1545:Wing
1515:Eton
1449:Eton
1134:Penn
1113:Penn
563:2022
537:2022
511:2022
482:2022
456:2022
430:2022
359:Penn
77:Area
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