Elmhurst | |
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Location within Buckinghamshire | |
OS grid reference | SP8214 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | AYLESBURY |
Postcode district | HP21/HP20 |
Dialling code | 01296 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Elmhurst is a neighbourhood in north Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It occupies the area to the north and south of Elmhurst Road, now a section of the town's ring road.
Elmhurst is mainly residential, and has a very small shopping area on Dunsham Lane and another next to the Buckingham Road junction. Most of the housing consists of terraced council housing and blocks of low-rise flats.
Elmhurst has two state schools, The Elmhurst School, on Dunsham Lane situated next to the Alfred Rose Park, and St Louis Catholic Combined School, located on the edge of the estate near Bierton Road.
St Louis Catholic Combined School | |
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Address | |
Harris Court , , HP21 2XZ England | |
Information | |
Type | Voluntary aided school |
Motto | Latin: Ut Sint Unum That They May Be One |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1945 |
Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
Department for Education URN | 110480 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Margaret Louisy |
Staff | 24 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 4to 11 |
Enrolment | 238 [1] |
Houses | 4 |
Diocese | Northampton |
Dedication | Saint Louis IX of France |
Website | http://www.stlouisrccschool.co.uk/ |
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