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Buckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire approximately 10 miles from the border with Northamptonshire . The town has a population of 11,572 (2001 census), (2007 est. 13,200). Historically Buckingham was the County Town of Buckinghamshire , it was declared county town in 888 by Alfred The Great . ( Aylesbury took over this role in the 16th Century ). Buckingham has a variety of restaurants and pubs, typical of a small market town. It has a small number of local shops, both national and independent. Market days are Tuesday and Saturday, with a Farmers' Market held on the first Tuesday of each month. Buckingham is twinned with Mouvaux, France . EARLY HISTORY In , presently the Hunter Street campus of the University of Buckingham. Between the 7th and 11th Centuries, the town of Buckingham regularly changed hands between the Saxons and the Danes, in particular, in 914 King Edward The Elder and a Saxon army encamped in Buckingham for four weeks forcing local Danish leaders to surrender. Subsequently a fort was constructed at the location of the present Buckingham Parish Church. The town received its charter in 1554 when Queen Mary created the free borough of Buckingham with boundaries extending from Thornborowe bridge (now Thornborough) to Dudley bridge and from Chackmore bridge to Padbury Mill bridge. The designated borough included a bailiff, twelve principal burgesses and a steward.''1911 Encyclopædia Britannica'' Buckingham EDUCATION The town is home to the UK 's first and only private University , the University Of Buckingham . Unlike other UK universities, most of its students are from overseas. Buckingham operates the selective/rejective system of state secondary education. The local state , Bourton Meadow School and Grenville Combined School . SPORT There are two local Football teams, a Rugby club and a Cricket club. These are Buckingham Athletic F.C. based at Stratford Fields, Buckingham Town F.C. based at Ford Meadow, Buckingham Rugby Club based at Floyd Field, Maids Moreton , and Buckingham Town Cricket Club based at Bourton Road. SAINT ROMWALD |
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