Buckingham Park, Buckinghamshire

Buckingham Park
Aylesbury Vale Parkway station SE view, 2011
Buckingham Park Location within Buckinghamshire
Population	1,748 (2011 Census, civil parish) [1]
OS grid reference	SP8116
Civil parish	Buckingham Park
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AYLESBURY
Postcode district	HP19
Dialling code	01296
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Aylesbury [2]
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51°50′06″N0°49′08″W / 51.835°N 0.819°W / 51.835; -0.819

Buckingham Park is a suburban residential neighbourhood on the north-west edge of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the location of major housing developments on two sites known originally as Weedon Hill ^[3] and Berryfields. ^[4] Buckingham Park is also a civil parish, within the Buckinghamshire Unitary Authority area. The neighbourhood is immediately north of the River Thame.

History

The development is to the north of Aylesbury, where the Battle of Aylesbury is reputed to have taken place in 1642. Because of this, special attention was paid to the area in the pre-construction archaeological excavation carried out in 2008, however only 24 musket shot were found. ^[5] However, as the 247 bodies of the dead soldiers who had lain in that field were reburied in Hardwick in 1818, ^[6] it is likely that any artefacts would have been reburied with them. Roads in the new estate have been named after figures from the battle, including Prince Rupert Drive and Colonel Grantham Avenue.

Housing development

Building of the Weedon Hill housing development started in 2007. By 2025 1,035 houses, a community centre and a primary school had been completed. ^[7] A retail development includes a Budgens supermarket, pharmacy, barber, beauty salon and a fish and chips shop. ^[8]

Transport

A new railway station, Aylesbury Vale Parkway opened on 14 December 2008, ready to serve the new housing developments. ^[9] The first phase of the Western Link Road, a new link road, connecting the A41 and the A418 started construction in August 2013 and is now complete. Buckingham Park is also served by two bus routes.

Governance

Buckingham Park parish was established in April 2011, including land formerly in Weedon Hill parish. ^[10] Buckingham Park parish is within the Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead ward of Buckinghamshire Unitary Authority. ^[11]

Education

Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School is located beside Buckingham Park Community Centre. It opened in September 2012 and was the first new school opened in Buckinghamshire in the 21st century. ^[12]

References

1. Neighbourhood statistics 2011 census, Accessed 3 February 2013
2. "Location of Aylesbury". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
3. "Weedon Hill". Aylesbury Vale Advantage. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
4. Berryfields MDA AVDC website, Accessed 18 May 2013
5. "Archaeological Investigations at Weedon Hill, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire" (PDF). Wessex Archaeology. February 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
6. Quick, Kevin (8 November 2000). "The Battle of Aylesbury, 1642". Genuki. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
7. "Buckingham Park Parish Council" . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
8. Buckingham Park Parish Council website Archived 23 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved 18 May 2013
9. "Services at Aylesbury's new train station to begin on Sunday". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
10. Aylesbury Vale District Council recommendations for Weedon parish Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
11. Buckingham Park Parish Council website Archived 28 August 2025 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved 28 August 2025
12. Buckingham Park CofE Primary School Website, Retrieved 18 May 2013

External links

• Buckingham Park Parish Council
• Outline planning application of the Weedon Hill development