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Gerrards Cross is a town standing on the lower slopes of the Chiltern Hills in the south-east of Buckinghamshire. Before the 19th century, the area was a sparsely populated rural district centred on a hamlet near a large, open common that has been known as Gerrards Cross Common since at least the 15th century. The area was then part of five surrounding parishes. St James' Church was consecrated in 1859, built alongside the main road through the common at the expense of the Misses Reid as a memorial to their brother, Major-General George Alexander Reid. An ecclesiastical parish called St James, Gerrard's Cross, was established in 1861, followed by the creation of a civil parish in 1895. The arrival of the Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway in 1906 acted as a catalyst for growth, turning the area into a popular commuter town or "Metroland" suburb. The town is within the council area of Buckinghamshire.

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Buckinghamshire
Lat, Long: 51.583236,-0.558705
Grid Reference: SU 9995 8813
Civil Parish: Gerrards Cross CP
Council Area: Buckinghamshire CA
Police Area: Thames Valley PA

GBPN ID: 17635
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Gerrards_Cross,_Buckinghamshire_17635

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