Buckingham Park is a civil parish that is a suburban residential neighbourhood on the north-west edge of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the location of major housing developments on two sites known originally as 'Weedon Hill' and 'Berryfields'.Berryfields MDA AVDC website, Accessed 18 May 2013 The parish is immediately north of the River Thame.
History The development is to the north of Aylesbury, where the Battle of Aylesbury is reputed to have taken place in 1642. Because of this, special attention was paid to the area in the pre-construction archaeological excavation carried out in 2008, however only 24 musket shot were found. However, as the 247 bodies of the dead soldiers who had lain in that field were reburied in Hardwick in 1818, it is likely that any artefacts would have been reburied with them. Roads in the new estate have been named after figures from the battle, including Prince Rupert Drive and Colonel Grantham Avenue.
Housing development Building of the Weedon Hill housing development started in 2007. By 2025 1,035 houses, a community centre and a primary school had been completed. A retail development includes a Budgens supermarket, pharmacy, barber, beauty salon and a fish and chips shop.Buckingham Park Parish Council website , Retrieved 18 May 2013
Transport A new railway station, Aylesbury Vale Parkway opened on 14 December 2008, ready to serve the new housing developments. The first phase of the Western Link Road, a new link road, connecting the A41 and the A418 started construction in August 2013 and is now complete. Buckingham Park is also served by two bus routes.
Governance Buckingham Park parish was established in April 2011, including land formerly in Weedon Hill parish.Aylesbury Vale District Council recommendations for Weedon parish Buckingham Park parish is within the Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead ward of Buckinghamshire Unitary Authority.Buckingham Park Parish Council website, Retrieved 28 August 2025
Education Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School is located beside Buckingham Park Community Centre. It opened in September 2012 and was the first new school opened in Buckinghamshire in the 21st century.Buckingham Park CofE Primary School Website, Retrieved 18 May 2013
References
External links Buckingham Park Parish Council Outline planning application of the Weedon Hill development