Buckinghamshire

American

[buhk-ing-uhm-sheer, -sher] / ˈbʌk ɪŋ əmˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in southern England. 294 sq. mi. (761 sq. km).

Buckinghamshire British

/ ˈbʌkɪŋəmˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

Bucks. a county in SE central England, containing the Vale of Aylesbury and parts of the Chiltern Hills: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Milton Keynes, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Aylesbury. Pop (excluding Milton Keynes): 478 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Milton Keynes): 1568 sq km (605 sq miles)

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Another British holidaymaker - Kate Fischer from Buckinghamshire - said she and her family are "very frightened."

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In 2024, a coroner in Buckinghamshire asked tech companies like Google, Apple and TomTom to make changes to their audio prompts after a driver went the wrong way - seemingly because of instructions from her satnav.

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Hailing from Buckinghamshire and citing "Ross from Friends" as her comedy hero, Magliano is best known for appearances on Taskmaster and Live At The Apollo.

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“To be perfectly honest, I don’t exactly know what brings me to Buckinghamshire. Perhaps the fact that I skipped the boat to America. But even if I did know what brought me here, I’d hesitate to reveal it to a total stranger.”

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Critics, such as Greg Smith, MP for Mid Buckinghamshire, say soaring costs, delays, abandoned villages and damage to the natural and historic environment mean that it is not worth building.

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