Sovereign state United Kingdom Region South East England Admin HQ Amersham | Constituent country England Non-metropolitan county Buckinghamshire Area 196.4 km² | |
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Status Non-metropolitan district Points of interest Chiltern Open Air Museum, Roald Dahl Museum and Story, Chenies Manor House, Amersham Museum, Chesham Museum Destinations Beaconsfield, Amersham, Chalfont St Giles, Chesham, Great Missenden | ||
Chiltern is one of four local government districts of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It is named after the Chiltern Hills on which the region sits.
Contents
- Map of Chiltern District UK
- History
- Parishes
- Council affiliation
- Transport
- Law and order
- Home ownership and quality of rural life
- Energy consumption
- References
Map of Chiltern District, UK
The main towns in the district are Amersham and Chesham which are both served by London Underground's Metropolitan Line.
History
It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the Chesham Urban District and surrounding Amersham Rural District.In 1988 it was the first Council to take up stock transfer. 4,650 homes were transferred.
Parishes
The parishes that make up Chiltern District are:
See also the list of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire
Council affiliation
As of the most recent elections held in May 2015, saw the Liberal Democrats decrease their seats on the council to 3 & UKIP receiving representation on the Council for the first time. The Conservative and Unionist Party, most commonly known as the "Conservatives" or "Tory's" also increased their seats on the council. The composition of the council is as follows:
Transport
Along with the Aylesbury Vale district, Chiltern contains no motorways except for a very small section of the M25 in the south-eastern corner. The major roads through the district are the A413 and the A404, the two meeting in Amersham. Railway services are provided by Chiltern Railways and London Underground's Metropolitan line. The Great Central Main Line carried traffic between London and Manchester until 1966, the section to Aylesbury is all that remains, and is now part of the London to Aylesbury Line. The railway stations in the district are; Great Missenden, Amersham, Chalfont and Latimer and Chesham, the furthest tube station from London.
Law and order
Police stations are in Amersham and Chesham. The Magistrates' Court in Amersham was closed with its jurisdiction reassigned but reopened as a Crown Court dealing with either-way and more serious alleged offences.
Home ownership and quality of rural life
The district has the highest proportion of home ownership of the 18 local authorities in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire: combining the social (housing association and local authority provided) and private rented sectors, Stevenage's returns recorded in 2011 that its rented sector comprised 33.2% of its housing, whereas 10.0% of Chiltern's residents rented their homes.
In May 2008, the district was assessed by Bank of Scotland, Halifax division as having the best rural quality of life anywhere in Britain.
Energy consumption
In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in Chiltern produced the 4th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,421 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.