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Encyclopedia > List of King George V Playing Fields (Buckinghamshire)

There are 471 King George V Playing Fields[1] in the United Kingdom, all part of an enormous memorial to King George V, each of which is an individual registered charity[2]. This is the page for Buckinghamshire. George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ...

Main article: King George's Fields
See also: List of King George V Playing Fields and National Playing Fields Association
Buckinghamshire
Location Formal name Local name (if any) Maps[3][4] Dates External links
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Amersham King George's Field   m w 1939   Amersham Town Council
Bradwell King George's Field Recreation Ground m w 1938  
Fulmer King George's Field   m w 1939   Buckinghamshire County Council Community Information
Hughenden King George's Field   m w 1950  
Princes Risborough King George's Field Recreation Ground m w 1938  

Entrance to the KGV field in Worcester A King Georges Field is a public open space in the United Kingdom dedicated to the memory of King George V (3 June 1865–20 January 1936). ... There are 471 King George V Playing Fields[1] in the United Kingdom This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... The National Playing Fields Association (NPFA) was founded in 1925 and granted a Royal Charter in 1933. ... Amersham (previously Agmondesham) is a market town 27 miles north west of London, in the Chiltern Hills, England. ... Bradwell is a historic village (map) that is now integrated into Milton Keynes, but its existence remains evident in the older houses. ... Fulmer is a village in south Buckinghamshire, England. ... Hughenden Valley (formerly called Hughenden or Hitchendon) is an extensive village in Buckinghamshire, England, just to the north of High Wycombe. ... Princes Risborough is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 9 miles south of Aylesbury and 9 miles north west of High Wycombe. ...

Notes

  1. ^ The National Playing Fields Association on King George's Fields
  2. ^ National Playing Fields Association document on Charitable Registration of the fields
  3. ^ m = Direct link to map at Multimap
  4. ^ w = "wider" choice on a map sources page


 

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