Beaconsfield, Britain’s Richest Town, a Civil Parish and Market Town in the South Bucks District in the English County of Buckinghamshire
Beaconsfield is a civil parish and market town located within the South Bucks district of the Buckinghamshire County in England. The town is next to the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 17 miles away from Aylesbury, the county’s administrative town and 23.6 miles from London. Other towns within a five-mile radius are High Wycombe, Gerrards Cross, Amersham and Slough.
The Chiltern Main Line services the town, a railway that links London (Marylebone) and Birmingham via High Wycombe, Banbury and Leamington Spa. Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross and Ruislip are three of the wealthy suburban towns towards London serviced by the railway. The Old town which grew partly around the Oxford Road to serve the coach traffic is reflected in the New Beaconsfield which also developed around the railway station.
Food, Shopping and Accommodation in Beaconsfield
This town is not known as a shopping mecca, but it could very well be called a foodie’s paradise. There are forty-eight places where locals and visitors can take a bite or have a drink in this town ranging from classy restaurants to cheap eats. Menu offerings include the traditional British home-cooked meal to gourmet International cuisine. There is also enough rooms for town visitors who desire to stay the night or for a few days either for business or pleasure.
Things to See and Do in Beaconsfield
The town is famous for three things, first for its Old Town, an area of Tudor, Neo-Georgian and Georgian revival high street architecture. Second, for Bekonscot, the first model village in the world. And, third, for the National Film and Television School, one of the top film, television and new media school in the world. The New Town, on the other hand, is 1 mile further to the north. It was built at the turn of the century during the advent of the railway.