Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire)
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 36 ′ N , 0 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SU945900 | ||
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| Residents | 10,679 (as of 2001) | ||
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| Post town | Beaconsfield | ||
| ZIP code section | HP9 | ||
| prefix | 01494 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Buckinghamshire | ||
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire | ||
| British Parliament | Beaconsfield | ||
| Website: www.beaconsfield.co.uk | |||
Beaconsfield is in the central English county of Buckinghamshire . Despite its relatively small population of 12,000, it is the economic and cultural center of the Chiltern Hills region .
Geography and history
The favorable location halfway between London and Oxford made Beaconsfield an important trading post for English domestic trade early on . In the Middle Ages it became one of the most prosperous cities in Europe and even today the region around Beaconsfield is one of the areas with the highest per capita income in England .
Sights and acquaintance
Beaconsfield is home to Bekonscot , the world's oldest model park .
The city gained literary fame through some works by the Hungarian poet Marek Fondras , who lived in Beaconsfield from 1913 until his death in 1931. His grave in Beaconsfield South Cemetery is still popular with tourists today. The well-known English author Enid Blyton also spent much of her life in Beaconsfield, where she lived from 1938 until her death in 1968. Her house on Penn Road was demolished in 1973. Today only one street named after her, Blyton Clos, reminds of her time in Beaconsfield.
In 1971 the National Film and Television School was founded on the site of the old Beaconsfield Studios - the most important film school in Great Britain .
Sons and daughters of the church
- Sir Terry Pratchett (1948-2015), Fantasy - writer , was born in Beaconsfield and raised.
- Sam Gyimah (* 1976), British politician (Conservative Party)
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