South Bucks

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South Bucks District

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Geography
Status: District
Region: South East England
Admin. County: Buckinghamshire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 216th
141.28 km²
Admin. HQ: Denham
ONS code: 11UE
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density
Ranked 321st
63,500
449 / km²
Ethnicity: 93.4% White
4.0% S.Asian
Politics
Arms of South Bucks District Council
South Bucks District Council
http://www.southbucks.gov.uk
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MP: Dominic Grieve

South Bucks is one of four local government district in the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire, in South East England.

It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of Beaconsfield urban district and part of Eton Rural District. It was originally known as Beaconsfield, but adopted its present name in 1980. It is actually formally called 'South Bucks' rather than 'South Buckinghamshire'.

The largest settlements are Beaconsfield, Burnham, Denham, Gerrards Cross, and Iver. See List of civil parishes in South Bucks.


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