Amersham
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 40 ′ N , 0 ° 38 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 14,384 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | AMERSHAM | ||
| ZIP code section | HP6, HP7 | ||
| prefix | 01494 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire | ||
| British Parliament | Chesham and Amersham | ||
Amersham is a town in the English county of Buckinghamshire, north-west of London .
Amersham has about 14,500 inhabitants (as of 2011) and consists of two parts: Amersham on the Hill and Old Amersham , where u. a. an old church from the 13th century (Saint Mary's Church), a Tesco supermarket and some older inns are located. However, the history of the place goes back a long way to pre-Saxon times, when it is documented as Agmondesham . Amersham is also known for the local pharmaceutical company Amersham plc . Amersham is served by the London Underground , Amersham station is the terminus of the Metropolitan Line . Amersham has several schools, an indoor swimming pool, a public library as well as public parks and several shops in town. From 1974 to 2020 Amersham was the administrative seat of the district of Chiltern .
Town twinning
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Bensheim , Germany since 1977
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Krynica-Zdrój , Poland
Personalities
- Philip Ashmole (* 1934), British zoologist
- Georg Stolle (1938–2020), German politician and mayor of Bensheim , honorary citizen of Amersham (2019)
- Peter Atkins (* 1940), chemist
- Simon Langton (born 1941), director
- Anne Smith (1941–1993), British middle distance runner
- Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice (* 1944), British musical and film music writer
- Nick Gibb (* 1960), British politician
- Edward "Eddie" Howe (* 1977), British football player and coach
Web links
- Extensive private site about Amersham (English)
- Saint Mary's Church in Old Amersham (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ a b Neighborhood Statistics: Area: Amersham (Parish), 2011 Census , accessed November 17, 2013