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Encyclopedia > Aston Abbotts
Aston Abbotts

Aston Abbotts shown within Buckinghamshire
Population 404 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference SP8420
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South East
Shire county Buckinghamshire
District Aylesbury Vale
Parish Aston Abbotts
Post town AYLESBURY
Postcode district HP22
Dialling code 01296
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Buckingham
List of places: UKEnglandBuckinghamshire

Coordinates: 51°52′23″N 0°46′13″W / 51.872951, -0.770171 Image File history File links Size of this preview: 504 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 714 pixels, file size: 292 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... // Constituent country is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a historical, currently non-legally officially recognised country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The Aylesbury Vale (or Vale of Aylesbury) is a large area of flat land largely to be found in Buckinghamshire, England. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The HP postcode area is a group of twenty-three postal districts in north west Hertfordshire and East Buckinghamshire. ... +44 redirects here. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Thames Valley Police is one of the largest Home Office police services in England and the largest non-metropolitan one, covering 2200 sq mi (5,700 km²) and a population of 2. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, is the Fire Service serving the county of Buckinghamshire. ... The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, and Southampton, in the South East England region. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... The constituency within England. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Buckingham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... The boundaries of Buckinghamshire have changed considerably over a number of years. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


Aston Abbotts (or Aston Abbots) is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated about four miles north of Aylesbury and three miles south west of Wing. The parish had a population of 404 according to the 2001 census. Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This page is about Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. ... All Saints Church, Wing. ...


The village name 'Aston' is a common one in England, and is Anglo-Saxon for Eastern Estate. The suffix 'Abbotts' refers to the ancient abbey in the village, which until the Dissolution of the Monasteries was the country home of the abbots of St Albans in Hertfordshire. The present house known as The Abbey, Aston Abbotts was largely rebuilt in the early 19th century. Old English redirects here. ... Bold textTHIS IS THE PAGE THAT A.S. REALLY NEEDS!! THIS IS NOW MARKED!!! ] ps i like A.O. This article is about an abbey as a Christian monastic community. ... For other uses of the term dissolution see Dissolution. ... , St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles (35km) north of central London. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... The Abbey, Aston Abbotts is a small country house in Buckinghamshire, UK. The house derived its name from being a property of St. ...


The hamlet of Burston sits within this parish. A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement. ...


During the Second World War from 1940 to 1945 Dr Edvard Beneš, the exiled President of Czechoslovakia, stayed at The Abbey in Aston Abbotts. His advisers and secretaries (called his Chancellery) stayed in nearby Wingrave, and his military intelligence staff stayed at nearby Addington. President Beneš donated a bus shelter to the villages of Aston Abbotts and Wingrave in 1944. This is on the A418 between the two villages. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Edvard BeneÅ¡ with wife 1921, autochrome portrait by Josef JindÅ™ich Å echtl Edvard BeneÅ¡ with his wife 1934 Edvard Benes meeting with Munkacs Wonder-Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira Statue of Edvard BeneÅ¡ in front of headquarters of Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague Edvard BeneÅ¡ (IPA: ) (May 28, 1884... Wingrave is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Addington is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, about 2 miles west of Winslow and 3 miles south east of Buckingham. ...


References

  • Neil Rees "The Secret History of The Czech Connection – The Czechoslovak Government in Exile in London and Buckinghamshire" compiled by Neil Rees, England, 2005. ISBN 0-9550883-0-5

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Aston Abbotts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (239 words)
Aston Abbotts (or Aston Abbots) is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England.
The suffix 'Abbotts' refers to the ancient abbey in the village, which until the Dissolution of the Monasteries was the country home of the abbotts of St Albans in Hertfordshire.
The present house known as The Abbey, Aston Abbotts was largely rebuilt in the early 19th century.
Aston Abbotts (including the hamlet of Burston) (1620 words)
"The parish of Aston Abbotts, containing the village of the same name and hamlet of Burston, covers an area of 2198 acres, of which 263 acres are arable land producing crops of wheat, 1814 acres and laid down in grass, and there are 17 acres of woods and plantations.
To the south-west of the Abbey is Windmill Hill, an elevation of 440ft.
The manor was assessed at 10 hides and was held as one manor and remained in the possession of the abbey until the dissolution (1539).
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