Chiltern District | |
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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)[1] |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 11UC (ONS) E07000005 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SU965985 |
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.
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.