Quarrendon Estate

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Quarrendon
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Quarrendon
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population5,478 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference SP8014
Civil parish
  • Aylesbury
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town AYLESBURY
Postcode district HP19
Dialling code 01296
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
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51°49′35″N0°49′43″W / 51.826253°N 0.828615°W / 51.826253; -0.828615 Coordinates: 51°49′35″N0°49′43″W / 51.826253°N 0.828615°W / 51.826253; -0.828615

Quarrendon is a large housing estate on the north west side of Aylesbury (where the 2011 census population was included) in Buckinghamshire, England. The estate is named after the nearby ancient village of Quarrendon. [2]

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History

The estate was started in the post war years and added to in four main stages right through to the 1980s. It is now one of the largest housing estates in the modern town of Aylesbury with a population in the 2001 census of 5,897 people [3] In the 2011 census, the estate had a population of 5,478 people. [1]

Facilities

Schools

The estate has three community primary schools:

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References

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