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Items in Buckinghamshire taken from The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 1) (1878) (results page 1)


Buckinghamshire, English S. midland county, lying E. of Oxford, W. of Bedford and Hertford, is full of beautiful and varied scenery; hill, dale, wood, and water. The Thames forms the southern boundary, the Ouse flows through the N., and the Thame through the centre. The Chiltern Hills cross the county. Agriculture is the prevailing industry; dairy produce, cattle and poultry feeding, and sheep rearing the sources of wealth. The county town is Buckingham (3), on the Ouse, 60 m. NW. of London.

Population (1907) 185,000

From Nuttall Encylopædia, 1907

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King John Sealing Magna Charta
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Places Shown

Ankerwick; Buckinghamshire; England