Chiltern District


Chiltern District was one of four local government districts of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It was named after the Chiltern Hills on which the region sits.
The main towns in the district were Amersham and Chesham which are both served by London Underground's Metropolitan line.

History

It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Chesham Urban District and surrounding Amersham Rural District. In 1988 it was the first Council to take up stock transfer. 4,650 homes were transferred.
The district was abolished on 31 March 2020 and its area is now part of the unitary Buckinghamshire Council.

Parishes

The parishes that make up Chiltern District are:
See also the list of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire

Council affiliation

As of 23 March 2018, the council composition is as follows:

Transport

Along with the Aylesbury Vale district, Chiltern contains no motorways except for a very small section of the M25 in the south-eastern corner. The major roads through the district are the A413 and the A404, the two meeting in Amersham. Railway services are provided by Chiltern Railways and London Underground's Metropolitan line. The Great Central Main Line carried traffic between London and Manchester until 1966, the section to Aylesbury is all that remains, and is now part of the London to Aylesbury Line. The railway stations in the district are; Great Missenden, Amersham, Chalfont and Latimer and Chesham, the furthest tube station from London.

Law and order

Chiltern District falls within the Thames Valley Police area. Police stations are in Amersham and Chesham.
Neighbourhood policing priorities are set on a quarterly cycle, at a public meeting. This is done in conjunction with Chiltern District Council's Community Safety Team and , 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 are invited to make their views and priorities known through a very short survey. Results from the survey are 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 has the highest proportion of home ownership of the 18 local authorities in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire: combining the social 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 Bank of Scotland, Halifax division as having the best rural quality of life anywhere in Britain.

Energy consumption

In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in Chiltern produced the 4th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,421 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.