What is Aylesbury?
{{infobox UK place |country = England |latitude = 51.8168 |longitude = -0.8124 |official_name = Aylesbury | population = 56,392 | population_ref = [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792114&c=aylesbury&d=16&e=15&g=424024&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215272843533&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779] <br>Urban area 69,021 <br>Aylesbury Vale district 174,900 |static_image_name = Kingsbury Square Aylesbury Bucks.jpg |static_image_caption=Kingsbury, Aylesbury |static_image_2_name = Aylesbury Clocktower.JPG |static_image_2_caption= Aylesbury Clocktower |shire_district = [[Aylesbury Vale]] | shire_county = [[Buckinghamshire]] |region= South East England |constituency_westminster = [[Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Aylesbury]] |post_town = AYLESBURY |postcode_district = HP19, HP20, HP21 |postcode_area = HP |dial_code = 01296 |os_grid_reference = SP818138 |london_distance = {{convert|36|mi}} |civil_parish = Aylesbury }} '''Aylesbury''' is the [[county town]] of [[Buckinghamshire]] in south central [[England]]. It had a [[population]] in [[2001]] of 65,173. Aylesbury is near [[London]]. Aylesbury was a major [[market town]] in [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] times. Aylesbury replaced [[Buckingham]] as the county town of Buckinghamshire in [[1529]] by order of [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]]. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and, since 2010, the 1,200 seat Waterside Theatre. It is a popular [[London]] commuter town, thanks to its easy access to the A41, directly leading to the [[M25 motorway|M25]]. As well as this, it is easy to take the train directly from Aylesbury to London to marleybonne == References == {{reflist}} {{Commonscat}} {{multistub|geo|UK}} {{authority control}} [[Category:County towns in England]] [[Category:Towns in Buckinghamshire]]