Chalfont St Peter

Chalfont St Peter
St. Peter's parish church
Chalfont St Peter Location within Buckinghamshire
Area	6.22 sq mi (16.1 km2)
Population	12,766 [1]
• Density	2,052/sq mi (792/km2)
OS grid reference	TQ00059081
Civil parish	Chalfont St. Peter
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GERRARDS CROSS
Postcode district	SL9
Dialling code	01753, 01494
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Chesham and Amersham
Website	Chalfont St Peter
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51°36′25″N 0°33′22″W / 51.607°N 0.556°W / 51.607; -0.556

Chalfont St Peter is a large village and civil parish in southeastern Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts which also includes Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont. The villages lie between High Wycombe and Rickmansworth. Chalfont St Peter is one of the largest villages, with nearly 13,000 residents. The urban population for Chalfont St Peter and Gerrards Cross is 19,622,^[2] the two villages being considered a single area by the Office for National Statistics.

Gerrards Cross was once a hamlet in the parish of Chalfont St Peter, but became a village and civil parish in its own right and is now a town.

Chalfont St Peter is 19.8 miles (31.9 km) west-north-west of Charing Cross, central London and is also in close proximity to Heathrow Airport, Pinewood and Elstree film studios, and the motorway network (M25, M40, M1 and M4).