Chiltern District
Chiltern District was a local government district of Buckinghamshire in south-central England from 1974 to 2020. It was named after the Chiltern Hills on which the region sits.
Chiltern District | |
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Non-metropolitan district | |
King George V House, Amersham: Council headquarters, 1986-2020 | |
Chiltern shown within Buckinghamshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Buckinghamshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Amersham |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Abolished | 31 March 2020 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Chiltern District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.81 sq mi (196.35 km2) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 95,927 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (490/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 91.4% White 5.5% Asian 0.6% Black 2.2% Mixed Race 0.3% Other (2,011 Census) |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 11UC (ONS) E07000005 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SU965985 |
| Arms of Chiltern District Council | |
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| Crest | On a Wreath Or and Gules out of a Circlet per pale Gules and Sable charged with six Plates three being manifest a Mount Vert thereon a Wyvern wings expanded Gules and gorged with a Ducal Coronet Or. |
| Shield | Or on a Mount in base with Chalk Outcrops two Beech Trees in fess their interior leaves merging proper a Chief chequy Argent and Sable. |
| Motto | Freely We Serve |
| Badge | On a Bezant environed of a Torse Or and Gules a Mount thereon two Beech Trees as in the arms. |
| Granted 10 June 1975 | |
The two towns in the district were Amersham, where the council was based, and Chesham. The district also included the villages of Chalfont St Peter, Chalfont St Giles, Little Chalfont, Great Missenden and Prestwood.
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