# Chiltern District > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chiltern_District > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chiltern_District.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiltern_District > Source revision: 1282921911 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Former non-metropolitan district in England Non-metropolitan district in England Chiltern District 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 (2025) • Total 96,985 • Density 1,279.3/sq mi (493.94/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](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) of [Buckinghamshire](/source/Buckinghamshire) in south-central [England](/source/England) from 1974 to 2020. It was named after the [Chiltern Hills](/source/Chiltern_Hills) on which the region sits. The two towns in the district were [Amersham](/source/Amersham), where the council was based, and [Chesham](/source/Chesham). The district also included the villages of [Chalfont St Peter](/source/Chalfont_St_Peter), [Chalfont St Giles](/source/Chalfont_St_Giles), [Little Chalfont](/source/Little_Chalfont), [Great Missenden](/source/Great_Missenden) and [Prestwood](/source/Prestwood). ## History See also: [Chiltern District Council elections](/source/Chiltern_District_Council_elections) The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of [Chesham Urban District](/source/Chesham_Urban_District) and surrounding [Amersham Rural District](/source/Amersham_Rural_District), under the [Local Government Act 1972](/source/Local_Government_Act_1972). In 1988 it was the first Council to take up [stock transfer](/source/Stock_transfer_(housing)).[2] 4,650 homes were transferred.[3] The district was abolished on 31 March 2020 and its area is now part of the unitary [Buckinghamshire Council](/source/Buckinghamshire_Council). ## Parishes The [parishes](/source/Parish) that made up Chiltern District were: - [Amersham](/source/Amersham) - [Ashley Green](/source/Ashley_Green) - [Chalfont St Giles](/source/Chalfont_St_Giles) - [Chalfont St Peter](/source/Chalfont_St_Peter) - [Chartridge](/source/Chartridge) - [Chenies](/source/Chenies) - [Chesham](/source/Chesham) - [Chesham Bois](/source/Chesham_Bois) - [Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards](/source/Cholesbury-cum-St_Leonards) - [Coleshill](/source/Coleshill%2C_Buckinghamshire) - [Great Missenden](/source/Great_Missenden) - [Latimer](/source/Latimer%2C_Buckinghamshire) - [Little Chalfont](/source/Little_Chalfont) - [Little Missenden](/source/Little_Missenden) - [Penn](/source/Penn%2C_Buckinghamshire) - [Seer Green](/source/Seer_Green) - [The Lee](/source/The_Lee) See also the [list of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire](/source/List_of_civil_parishes_in_Buckinghamshire) ## Premises Chiltern District Council was initially based at the former Amersham Rural District Council offices at Elmodesham House, 42 High Street, Amersham, with the former Chesham Urban District Council's offices at 80–82 The Broadway, High Street, Chesham serving as additional office space. In 1986 the council consolidated its offices into a purpose-built headquarters on King George V Road in Amersham, remaining there until its abolition in 2020.[4] ## Transport There were no motorways in Chiltern District, except for a very short section of the [M25](/source/M25_motorway) in the south-eastern corner near Chalfont St Peter. The major roads through the district were the [A413](/source/A413_road), running north-west towards [Aylesbury](/source/Aylesbury), and the [A404](/source/A404_road), running west towards [High Wycombe](/source/High_Wycombe); both roads meet in Amersham. Railway services were provided by [Chiltern Railways](/source/Chiltern_Railways) and [London Underground](/source/London_Underground)'s [Metropolitan line](/source/Metropolitan_line). The [Great Central Main Line](/source/Great_Central_Main_Line) carried traffic between London and Manchester until 1966; the section to [Aylesbury](/source/Aylesbury_railway_station) is all that remains, and is now part of the [London to Aylesbury Line](/source/London_to_Aylesbury_Line). The railway stations in the district were [Great Missenden](/source/Great_Missenden_railway_station), [Amersham](/source/Amersham_station), [Chalfont and Latimer](/source/Chalfont_and_Latimer) and [Chesham](/source/Chesham_tube_station), the furthest tube station from London. ## Law and order Chiltern District fell within the Thames Valley Police area, with police stations in Amersham and Chesham. Neighbourhood policing priorities were set on a quarterly cycle, at a public meeting. This was done in conjunction with Chiltern District Council's Community Safety Team and [Chiltern Community Forum](https://web.archive.org/web/20190508175124/https://www.chilterncommunityforum.org/), and in line with the obligation to consult laid down by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. In advance of the meeting, residents were invited to make their views and priorities known through a very short survey. Results from the survey were aggregated and presented at the meeting, and votes taken on the coming quarter's priorities. The Magistrates' Court in Amersham was closed with its jurisdiction reassigned but reopened as a Crown Court dealing with either-way and more serious alleged offences. ## Home ownership and quality of rural life The district had the highest proportion of [home ownership](/source/Owner-occupancy) of the 18 local authorities in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire: combining the social (housing association and local authority provided) and private rented sectors, Stevenage's returns recorded in 2011 that its rented sector comprised 33.2% of its housing, whereas 10.0% of Chiltern's residents rented their homes. In May 2008, the district was assessed by [Halifax](/source/Halifax_(bank)) as having the best rural quality of life anywhere in Britain.[5] Form of home ownership in Beds, Bucks and Herts compared[6] Local Authority Owned Owned with a loan Socially rented Privately rented Other Chiltern 41.1 35.8 1.8 8.2 1 South Bucks 38.1 35.3 12.3 10 1.4 St Albans 34.6 38.2 8.5 12.6 1.1 Three Rivers 34.1 38.6 4.8 9.3 1 Broxbourne 32.6 40.4 2.9 10.4 0.8 Wycombe 32.3 37.4 8.5 13.1 1.4 East Hertfordshire 32.1 39.7 2 12.2 1.4 Central Bedfordshire 31.6 40.9 5.2 10.5 1.1 Bedford 31.4 34.3 1.8 14.6 1.3 Hertsmere 31.4 36.2 1.9 11.3 1.2 Aylesbury Vale 31.1 40.5 3.4 11.7 1.3 North Hertfordshire 30.3 35.3 7.1 12.1 1.1 Dacorum 29.1 35.7 17.4 10.9 0.9 Welwyn Hatfield 26.5 30.8 19.9 12.7 1.3 Luton 25.1 35.1 10.7 21.3 1 Watford 24.4 37.2 4 18.9 0.8 Stevenage 22.2 36.1 22.8 10.4 0.7 Milton Keynes 21.5 36.3 11 16.2 0.9 ## Energy consumption In May 2006, a report commissioned by [British Gas](/source/Centrica)[7] showed that housing in Chiltern produced the 4th highest average [carbon emissions](/source/Greenhouse_gas_emissions) in the country at 7,421 kg of [carbon dioxide](/source/Carbon_dioxide) per dwelling. ## Coat of arms This section is in a table format that may be better presented using prose. You can help by converting this section to prose. Editing help is available. (October 2024) Coat of arms of Chiltern District Council Notes Granted 10 June 1975 [8] 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. Escutcheon 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. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [2011 Census: KS201EW Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales](http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-and-quick-statistics-for-wards-and-output-areas-in-england-and-wales/rft---qs211ew-wm.xls), Accessed 28 February 2013 1. **[^](#cite_ref-LTF_2-0)** ["Transfers - Large Scale Voluntary Transfers (LSVT)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070034/http://tenantshistory.leedstenants.org.uk/housingpolicy/transfers.htm). *The Hidden History of Tenants*. Leeds Tenants Federation. Archived from [the original](http://tenantshistory.leedstenants.org.uk/housingpolicy/transfers.htm) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-guardian_3-0)** Hetherington, Peter (10 December 2008). ["Voluntary transfer for social housing celebrates 10 years"](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2008/dec/10/housing-voluntary-transfer). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 17 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["It's business as usual"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/). *Bucks Examiner*. Chesham. 25 July 1986. p. 4. Retrieved 24 April 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Rural Areas Quality of Life Survey"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080627171039/http://www.hbosplc.com/economy/includes/05_05_08RuralQOLUK.doc). *[Halifax Estate Agents](/source/Halifax_(bank))* (Press release). [HBOS plc](/source/HBOS). 5 May 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.hbosplc.com/economy/includes/05_05_08RuralQOLUK.doc) on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ons_6-0)** [\[1\]](http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/) 11 February 2003 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)[Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics) 2011 Census Key Statistics: Tenure. Shared ownership forms the small remainder of each proportion. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [British Gas news](http://www.britishgasnews.co.uk/managed_content/files/pdf/greenCity.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080626020736/http://www.britishgasnews.co.uk/managed_content/files/pdf/greenCity.pdf) 2008-06-26 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["CHILTERN DISTRICT COUNCIL (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE)"](http://civicheraldry.co.uk/south_central.html#chiltern%20dc). Robert Young. Retrieved 30 October 2019. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Chiltern](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chiltern_District). - [List of organisations within the district](http://www.bucksinfo.net/search/search?q=chiltern) v t e Chiltern (former district) Buckinghamshire Unitary Council elections County Council elections District Council elections Chesham and Amersham Constituency Towns (component areas and hamlets) Amersham Woodrow Chesham Asheridge Vale Botley Chesham Vale Chessmount Codmore Great Hivings Hilltop Loundes Lye Green Newtown Pednormead End Pond Park Townsend Waterside Other civil parishes (component villages and hamlets) Ashley Green Ashley Green Whelpley Hill Chalfont St Giles Bottrells Close Chalfont Grove Chalfont St Giles Jordans Stratton Chase Chalfont St Peter Austenwood Chalfont Common Layters Green Chartridge Asheridge Bellingdon Chartridge Hundridge Pednor Pednor Bottom Chenies Chesham Bois Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards Buckland Common Cholesbury Hawridge St Leonards Coleshill Great Missenden Ballinger Ballinger Bottom Ballinger Common Bryant's Bottom Frith-hill Great Missenden Heath End Hotley Bottom Hyde End Little Wood Corner Mobwell Prestwood South Heath Latimer and Ley Hill Latimer Ley Hill Orchard Leigh Tyler's Hill Little Chalfont Little Missenden Beamond End Holmer Green Hyde Heath Little Kingshill Little Missenden Mantles Green Mop End Spurlands End Penn Beacon Hill Forty Green Knotty Green Penn Penn Bottom Penn Street Winchmore Hill Seer Green The Lee Lee Clump Lee Common Lee Gate Hunt's Green Potter Row Swan Bottom The Lee Former districts and boroughs Amersham Rural District Chesham Urban District Former constituencies Buckinghamshire County Constituency Amersham Constituency List of parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire Authority control databases: National Israel [51°39′38″N 0°38′27″W / 51.6606°N 0.6409°W / 51.6606; -0.6409](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Chiltern_District¶ms=51.6606_N_0.6409_W_source:dewiki_region:GB-BKM_type:landmark) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chiltern District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiltern_District) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiltern_District?action=history)). 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