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<body> <p>Information Buckinghamshire: (buk`ing-?mshir), Buckingham, or Bucks, county (1991 pop. 619,500), 727 sq mi (1,883 sq km), central England. The county seat is Aylesbury Aylesbury (alz`b?re), city (1991 pop. 51,999), Buckinghamshire, central England. It is an agricultural market for the upper Thames valley and is famous for its ducks. ..... Click the link for more information. . The Thames River forms the southern boundary of the county. In S Buckinghamshire are the chalky Chiltern Hills with their beech forests; furniture made from beechwood is one of the county's most notable manufactures. The area is largely agricultural; barley, wheat, oats, and beans are the chief crops of the fertile Vale of Aylesbury in N Buckinghamshire. Cattle, pigs, sheep, and poultry are raised farther south. Industries have developed in Aylesbury, High Wycombe, and Wolverton. In ancient times Icknield Street Icknield Street (ik`neld), name for a prehistoric road in England, extending SW from the Wash, along the line of the Chiltern Hills and Berkshire Downs, to Salisbury Plain. ..... Click the link for more information. and Watling Street Watling Street (wot`ling), important ancient road in England, built by the Romans in the course of their military occupation. It ran from London generally north to the intersection with the Fosse Way, c. ..... Click the link for more information. crossed the county, which has extensive Roman and pre-Roman remains. Thomas Gray Gray, Thomas, 1716–71, English poet. He was educated at Eton and Peterhouse, Cambridge. In 1739 he began a grand tour of the Continent with Horace Walpole . They quarreled in Italy, and Gray returned to England in 1741. He continued his studies at Cambridge, and he remained there for most of his life, living in seclusion, studying Greek, and writing. ..... Click the link for more information. is buried at Stoke Poges, in the country churchyard that inspired his "Elegy." John Milton Milton, John, 1608–74, English poet, b. London, one of the greatest poets of the English language. Early Life and Works The son of a wealthy scrivener, Milton was educated at St. Paul's School and Christ's College, Cambridge. While Milton was at Cambridge he wrote poetry in both Latin and English, including the ode "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity" (1629). ..... Click the link for more information. had a cottage for a time at Chalfont St. Giles, and the poet William Cowper Cowper, William (k`p?r, kou`–), 1731–1800, English poet. Physically and emotionally unfit for the professional life, he was admitted to the bar but never practiced. ..... Click the link for more information. spent many years at Olney. Also in Buckinghamshire are Hughenden Manor, home of the statesman Benjamin Disraeli Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st earl of Beaconsfield (dizra`le), 1804–81, British statesman and author. He is regarded as the founder of the modern Conservative party. Early Career ..... Click the link for more information. ; Checquers, a historic Tudor mansion and residence of British prime ministers since 1921; and Eton College, England's most famous public school. .Hotels in Buckinghamshire England: B&B Buckinghamshire England: Guest Houses Buckinghamshire England UK. You won't find better holiday hotels & B&B in Buckinghamshire</p> </body>